Arthropods as possible loss and solution sources on
            <i>Platycyamus regnellii</i>
            (Benth) (Fabales: Fabaceae) saplings

Leite, Germano Leão Demolin

doi:10.1080/09670874.2022.2131933

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“…The 65% of reduction in loss sources (e.g., Psiloptera sp.) on leaves of T. argentea saplings by spiders (e.g., A. uncifera) as the main solution sources, confirms the importance of these predators on A. auriculiformis, A. mangium, and P. regnellii saplings in Brazilian degraded areas (Silva et al, 2020;Demolin-Leite, 2022b, 2024aMota et al, 2023;Lima et al, 2024); against coleopteran defoliators on C. brasiliense trees in the Brazilian Cerrado (Leite et al, 2012a, b) and Orthoptera (Greek pastures and forests); and other agroecosystem in Europe and USA (Landis et al, 2000;Öberg et al, 2008;Venturino et al, 2008;Zografou et al, 2017). Mantis religiosa, a generalist predator negatively impacted the beetle Wanderbiltiana sp.…”

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Arthropods as possible losses and solutions on Terminalia argentea (Combretaceae) saplings

Demolin-Leite

2023

Braz. J. Biol.

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Terminalia argentea native tree to Brazil and used in landscaping, wood and coal production, and civil construction, is adapted to poor and dry soils and cultivated in severely disturbed ecosystems. This plant has insecticidal activity, but arthropods can cause damage to its saplings. This study evaluates the herbivorous insects and of their natural enemies on 48 T. argentea saplings which were divided according to the damage they cause or reduce it on these saplings using the percentage of the Importance Index-Production Unknown (% I.I.-P.U.). The Lamprosoma sp., Epitragus sp., Tropidacris collaris, Cerambycidae, Cratosomus sp., Psiloptera sp., Parasyphraea sp., Trigona spinipes, and Aphis spiraecola showed the highest % I.I.-P.U. on leaves of T. argentea. The Aphirape uncifera, Mantis religiosa, Uspachus sp., Podisus sp., and Araneidae, with the highest % I.I.-P.U. on leaves of T. argentea saplings are possible solutions to reduce damage by these pests. These natural enemies can reduce herbivorous insects on T. argentea saplings. However, their populations should be increased, especially spiders. Nevertheless, the Brachymyrmex sp. associated to A. spiraecola, in future T. argentea commercial plantations, can increase populations of sap-sucking insect and, consequently, their damage.

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