dc.creatorPallini, Angelo
dc.creatorMelo, José Wagner S.
dc.creatorLima, Debora B.
dc.creatorOliveira, José Eudes M.
dc.creatorGondim Jr., Manoel G. C.
dc.date2018-09-17T11:25:12Z
dc.date2018-09-17T11:25:12Z
dc.date2011-04-16
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T22:16:57Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T22:16:57Z
dc.identifier15729702
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-011-9465-1
dc.identifierhttp://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/21844
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8973101
dc.descriptionThe phytophagous mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer is an important pest of coconut worldwide. A promising method of control for this pest is the use of predatory mites. Neoseiulus baraki (Athias-Henriot) and Proctolaelaps bickleyi Bram are predatory mites found in association with A. guerreronis in the field. To understand how these predators respond to olfactory cues from A. guerreronis and its host plant, the foraging behavior of the predatory mites was investigated in a Y-tube olfactometer and on T-shaped arenas. The predators were subjected to choose in an olfactometer: (1) isolated parts (leaflet, spikelet or fruit) of infested coconut plant or clean air stream; (2) isolated parts of non-infested or infested coconut plant; and (3) two different plant parts previously shown to be attractive. Using T-shaped arenas the predators were offered all possible binary combinations of discs of coconut fruit epidermis infested with A. guerreronis, non-infested discs or coconut pollen. The results showed that both predators were preferred (the volatile cues from) the infested plant parts over clean air. When subjected to odours from different infested or non-infested plant parts, predators preferred the infested parts. Among the infested plant parts, the spikelets induced the greatest attraction to predators. On the arenas, both predators preferred discs of coconut fruits infested with A. guerreronis over every other alternative. The results show that both predators are able to locate A. guerreronis by olfactory stimuli. Foraging strategies and implications for biological control are discussed.
dc.formatpdf
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherExperimental and Applied Acarology
dc.relationv. 55, n. 2, p. 191– 202, out. 2011
dc.rightsSpringer Nature Switzerland AG.
dc.subjectCocos nucifera
dc.subjectAceria guerreronis
dc.subjectPredators
dc.subjectVolatile
dc.subjectBehavior
dc.titleOlfactory response of predatory mites to vegetative and reproductive parts of coconut palm infested by Aceria guerreronis
dc.typeArtigo


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