Neotropical Entomology 35(5): 567-572 (2006) Desenvolvimento de uma Dieta Artificial Seca para Nezara viridula (L.) e Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) ABSTRACT -Artificial diets prepared with wheat germ, soybean protein, dextrosol, potato starch, sucrose, cellulose, soybean or sunflower oil, and vitamin solution for rearing Nezara viridula (L.) and Euschistus heros (Fabricius) were tested under controlled temperature (25 ± 1°C), RH (60 ± 10%), and photophase (14h). Three diets were tested and compared with the natural diet privet [soybean and peanut seeds and privet Ligustrum lucidum Ait. fruit (Oleaceae)]. All three artificial diets allowed full development. The diet containing sunflower oil was the most suitable for N. viridula while E. heros developed better on a diet composed of soybean oil. Data indicated that the artificial diets were inferior to the natural diet. The artificial diets were more adequate for E. heros.
Bracon hebetor Say, 1857 é um ectoparasitóide larval de várias espécies de piralídeos que atacam grãos armazenados, sendo considerado um agente potencial de controle biológico dessas pragas. Assim, a biologia de B. hebetor foi estudada em condições controladas de temperatura (25 ± 2°C), umidade relativa (60 ± 10%) e fotoperíodo (fotofase de 14 horas), sobre sete espécies de lepidópteros, Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller), Corcyra cephalonica Stainton e Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (hospedeiros naturais) e Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius), Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (insetos criados rotineiramente no laboratório de Biologia de Insetos da ESALQ/USP), para determinar o melhor hospedeiro para sua criação em laboratório. A duração e a viabilidade do ciclo biológico (ovo-adulto) foram afetadas, dependendo do hospedeiro utilizado. A. kuehniella e C. cephalonica foram hospedeiros semelhantes para a criação de B. hebetor, produzindo insetos com duração de ciclo de 12,8 dias, viabilidade em torno de 90% e ótima capacidade de paralisação e parasitismo. D. saccharalis foi o único hospedeiro não natural que proporcionou resultados semelhantes àqueles obtidos sobre as três traças hospedeiras naturais. Quanto à agressividade, D. saccharalis produziu insetos com capacidade de paralisação e parasitismo semelhantes àqueles criados sobre as traças S. cerealella e C. cephalonica.
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Neotropical Entomology 35(2): 215-222 (2006) Bases Biológicas, Nutricionais e Histoquímicas para o Aprimoramento de Dieta Artificial para Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidade)
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Controle biológico, ácido graxo, idiobionte, exigência nutricional, proteínaABSTRACT -The biology of Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared on fifth instars of Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (natural diet) and in vitro (artificial diet) was evaluated. Data on the number of instars, development time and food intake were collected, and histochemical tests were conducted to detect proteins and lipids in the parasitoid's digestive tract. The data disclosed differences that can help to improve artificial rearing of B. hebetor. B. hebetor had three instars in both diets, but the developmental time on the artificial diets was prolonged due to the increase in larval and pupal development times. Larvae grew faster on the natural host and required a lower food intake (2.7 μl) as compared to that required by the larvae feeding on the artificial diet (3.8 μl). Analysis of diet protein content and host hemolymph and the observations on the parasitoid larvae gut content indicated altogether the artificial diets requires the addition of others sources of proteins and lipids to improve the overall nutrition quality of the in vitro rearing system for this ectoparasitoid.
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