Rearing the Predator <i>Brontocoris tabidus</i> (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Pupa on <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> in the Field

Abstract

The use of natural enemies represents an important strategy in programs of Integrated Pest Management (IPM

Lightweight males of Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) neglect lightweight females due low reproductive fitness

“…The number of eggs laid by D2 diet P. nigrispinus females, regardless of male quality, was similar to the number laid when the same predator was fed with Alabama argillacea (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (its natural prey in Brazil) (Santos and Boiça Junior, 2002), confirming the quality of T. molitor as prey (Torres et al, 2006;Zanuncio et al, 2011). By contrast, the fewer eggs and offspring from D1 fed females, suggests that the diet during immature stage can compromise female reproductive potential (Lundgren, 2011).…”

“…The egg incubation period for the Asopinae was also similar with different diets (Zanuncio et al, 2012) or when parents were exposed to xenobiotics (Pereira et al, 2009). By contrast, the lower egg viability in T2 and T4 indicates that this parameter depends on the maternal nutritional quality, as observed for B. tabidus (Oliveira et al, 2005), N. viridula and Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) (Fortes et al, 2006).…”

Defoliation ofTerminalia catappaby Larvae ofThagona tibialis(Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Viçosa, Brazil1

“…This collection site has an Atlantic Rainforest biome that takes up about 6.2% of the southeastern part of Minas Gerais State (Tavares et al 2011b). The area studied has flat terrain with fragments of secondary forest that have diversified fauna and flora (Zanuncio et al 2011).…”

Seven decades of studies with Asopinae predators in Brazil (1933●-○2014)

“…Studies on mass rearing methods have permitted improved management of these insects (DE BORTOLI et al, 2011;PIRES et al, 2006;TORRES et al, 2006a;1997b;ZANUNCIO et al, 2011a; and development of equipment and techniques for improved production of these natural enemies with higher quality and lower cost (OLIVEIRA et al, 2001;OTUKA et al, 2006;PIRES et al, 2009a;ZANUNCIO et al, 1994a).…”