Infestação de Aetalion reticulatum (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aethalionidae) em Plantas de Euterpe oleracea Martius (Arecaceae) no Estado do Acre

O açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea Martius) é uma palmeira nativa da várzea da região amazônica e pode ser indicada como a espécie de maior valor econômico do gênero. Dos seus frutos é extraída a polpa, largamente consumida, de variadas formas, pela população da região Norte do Brasil. Com a expansão da área plantada, muitos fatores podem comprometer a produção e limitar o cultivo, destacando-se a ocorrência de insetos-praga que causam prejuízos à produção. Este relato configura o primeiro registro de ocorrência da cigarrinha Aetalion reticulatum (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aethalionidae) em plantas de E. oleracea. A ocorrência deste inseto associado ao açaizeiro, em Rio Branco, Acre, aumenta a lista de hospedeiros desta cigarrinha no Brasil e reforça a necessidade de estudos de dinâmica populacional, levantamento de inimigos naturais, níveis de dano e métodos de controle, a fim de antecipar possíveis surtos populacionais desta praga em plantios comerciais de açaí no Estado. Infestation of Aetalion reticulatum (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Aethalionidae) in Plants of Euterpe oleracea Martius (Arecaceae) in Acre State, Brazil Abstract. The açai palm (Euterpe oleracea Martius) is a native palm tree from the Amazon region floodplains and may be indicated as the most economically profitable species of this genus. Its fruit pulp is extracted and widely consumed by the population of northern Brazil in several ways. With the expansion of the planted area many factors may affect the production and limit the cultivation, highlighting the occurrence of insect pests that cause losses in production. This report presents the first occurrence of the leafhopper Aetalion reticulatum (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aethalionidae) in E. oleracea plants. The occurrence of this insect associated with açai palms in Rio Branco, Acre, increases the list of hosts for this leafhopper in Brazil and reinforces the need for studies of population dynamics, survey of natural enemies, levels of damage and control methods in order to anticipate population outbreaks of this pest in commercial plantations of açai palms in the State.

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Eradication and control of livestock ticks: biological, economic and social perspectives

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182011000709 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 138 (8) ◽

pp. 945-959 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

ALAN R. WALKER

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Population Dynamics ◽

Tick Population ◽

Control Methods ◽

Social Perspectives ◽

Density Dependent Mortality ◽

Livestock Breeding ◽

The Social ◽

And Control ◽

Dependent Mortality

SUMMARYComparisons of successful and failed attempts to eradicate livestock ticks reveal that the social context of farming and management of the campaigns have greater influence than techniques of treatment. The biology of ticks is considered principally where it has contributed to control of ticks as practiced on farms. The timing of treatments by life cycle and season can be exploited to reduce numbers of treatments per year. Pastures can be managed to starve and desiccate vulnerable larvae questing on vegetation. Immunity to ticks acquired by hosts can be enhanced by livestock breeding. The aggregated distribution of ticks on hosts with poor immunity can be used to select animals for removal from the herd. Models of tick population dynamics required for predicting outcomes of control methods need better understanding of drivers of distribution, aggregation, stability, and density-dependent mortality. Changing social circumstances, especially of land-use, has an influence on exposure to tick-borne pathogens that can be exploited for disease control.

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THE OCCURRENCE OF HARMONIA AXYRIDIS (PALLAS) (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) IN CANADA

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent127609-4 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 127 (4) ◽

pp. 609-611 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

Daniel Coderre ◽

Éric Lucas ◽

Isabelle Gagné

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Apple Orchards ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Harmonia Axyridis Pallas

In a study on the population dynamics of the predators of insect pests in apple orchards of Quebec, three specimens of the Asian coccinellid Harmonia axyridis were found. This is the first occurrence of this species in Canada

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Use of biological control measures in the intensive management of insect pests in New Jersey

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s088918930000223x ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 3 (2-3) ◽

pp. 77-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

James H. Lashomb ◽

William Metterhouse ◽

Robert Chianese

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Population Dynamics ◽

New Jersey ◽

Pest Management ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Control Measures ◽

Control Methods ◽

Animal Protection ◽

Made In

AbstractThe U.S. public is expressing strong preference for the use of biological control methods in the management of U.S. agricultural, forest, and rangeland insect pests. This follows from a widespread understanding among citizens that synthetic insecticides have potentially harmful side effects on humans and that they are spreading increasingly as pollutants in the environment. Major recent increases in the number of pesticide-resistant insect species also put pressure on the agricultural community toward adoption of alternative non-agchemical plant and animal protection strategies. Movement in the direction of such alternatives has been facilitated by the fact that in the last two decades much progress has been made in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through an improved understanding of the interactions of pests with their hosts. In that time period, many advances have been made in describing and predicting insect movement, seasonal cycles, and the effects of secondary plant compounds on insect reproduction. Simultaneously, much has been learned about the behavior, physiology, and population dynamics of insect parasitoids, i.e. parasites on insect pests. In the 1990's and subsequently, Biological Control Intensive Pest Management (BCIPM) will require continuing research to attain needed advancement in knowledge of growth and development of host plants, population dynamics of pests and parasitoids, and ecology of secondary pests that may interfere with implementation of BCIPM programs. Extension and research personnel will then be increasingly able to devise useful control methods for pests within selected cropping systems. We describe here examples to illustrate present and potential future use of BCIPM in different practical plant systems in New Jersey.

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