Hemolymph analysis of irradiated and Dimilin-treated boll weevils, Anthonomus grandis

1982 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C. Thompson ◽  
P.P. Sikorowski
Keyword(s):  
2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Fernando Jurca Grigolli ◽  
Leandro Aparecido de Souza ◽  
Diego Felisbino Fraga ◽  
Marina Funichello ◽  
Antonio Carlos Busoli

The feeding and oviposition behavior of boll weevil in new cotton cultivars is essential for an adequate management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the vertical distribution of squares punctured for feeding and oviposition of the pest in the cultivars NuOPAL, DeltaOPAL, FMT-701, FMX-910 and FMX-993, and record the most and least preferred times of feeding and oviposition. The number of squares used for boll weevil feeding and oviposition were evaluated weekly in three parts of plant canopy. It was observed that, regardless the cultivar, A. grandis preferred to lay eggs in squares located in the upper part and feed on squares in the middle and upper parts. The boll weevil preferred to feed on cultivar FMT-701 in the beginning of the period of cotton flowering and fruiting, and the cultivars NuOPAL, DeltaOPAL, FMX-910 and FMX-993 throughout the whole period of flowering and fruiting. A. grandis preferred to lay eggs on cultivars NuOPAL, FMT-701 and FMX-993 at the beginning and end of flowering and fruiting of plants, while the cultivars DeltaOPAL and FMX-910 are used for oviposition throughout the period of flowering and fruiting.


1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2235-2240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco José Correia Farias ◽  
Maurice James Lukefahr ◽  
Joaquim Nunes da Costa ◽  
Elêusio Curvelo Freire

Com o objetivo de obter linhagens resistentes ao bicudo-do-algodoeiro (Anthonomus grandis Boheman), a Embrapa-Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Algodão vem testando progênies oriundas de raças primitivas de algodoeiro herbáceo (Gossypium hirsutum L.) originárias do México e da América Central, que apresentam níveis aceitáveis de resistência ao bicudo. Em 1991 e 1992, as progênies em BC1F5 e BC1F6 oriundas das linhagens Texas 277, Texas 326 e Texas 1180, Texas 297, Texas 339, Texas 766 e Texas 1134, foram avaliadas com relação à resistência ao bicudo. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com seis repetições. A unidade experimental foi constituída por duas fileiras de 5 m, sob um espaçamento de 0,75 m x 0,20 m. As parcelas foram infestadas com adultos do bicudo recém-emergidos, a uma taxa de 10.000 adultos/ha. Aos seis dias após a liberação dos adultos, as parcelas foram pulverizadas com Cipermethrim, sendo realizadas em intervalos semanais. Foram procedidas cinco avaliações através da coleta de 33 botões florais ao acaso, por parcela. Os maiores níveis de resistência ao bicudo foram obtidos pelas progênies Texas 326-95-1, Texas 277-87-5, Texas 1180-99-2, Texas 297 e Texas 339, com redução de ataque de 44,0, 41,2, 32,0, 40,4 e 36,4%, respectivamente, em relação à testemunha CNPA 6H.


2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Lorena Martínez ◽  
Jorge Eliecer Mejía Quintana ◽  
Claudio Rodolfo Fernández Herrera

Para determinar el efecto del potencial de daño de Anthonomus grandis Boheman, se realizó el presente trabajo bajo condiciones de campo (28°C., HR 80% y PP media anual de 1200 mm). Se evaluó el potencial de daño del picudo del algodonero introduciendo parejas vírgenes del insecto en jaulas de 3 m x 2 m x 2 m, elaboradas en madera y tela de malín. Diariamente se revisaron cada una de las plantas enjauladas y se removieron los botones con daño de oviposición. Se encontró que una hembra oviposita 178 huevos en un período de 27,33 días y puede ocasionar la pérdida de igual número de botones.


Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 893
Author(s):  
Lindsey C. Perkin ◽  
Jose L. Perez ◽  
Charles P.-C. Suh

Eradication programs for the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), rely almost exclusively on pheromone traps to indicate the need for insecticide applications. However, the effectiveness of traps in detecting weevil populations is reduced during certain times of the year, particularly when cotton is actively fruiting. Consequently, this could result in fields becoming heavily infested with weevils. It is widely speculated that the lack of weevil captures in traps during this period is largely due to the overwhelming amount of pheromone released by weevils in the field, which outcompete the pheromone released from traps. Thus, this work sought to identify genes involved in pheromone production so that new control methods that target these genes can be explored. We conducted an RNA-seq experiment that revealed 2479 differentially expressed genes between pheromone-producing and non-pheromone-producing boll weevils. Of those genes, 1234 were up-regulated, and 1515 were down-regulated, and most had gene annotations associated with pheromone production, development, or immunity. This work advances our understanding of boll weevil pheromone production and brings us one step closer to developing gene-level control strategies for this cotton pest.


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