Comparison of Artificial Diets for Rearing the Sugarcane Borer

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-209
Author(s):  
J. R. P. Parra ◽  
L. H. Mihsfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Sugarcane Borer

scholarly journals Alternative to formaldehyde in artificial diet for sugarcane borer and its effects on the parasitoid

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wellington Ivo Eduardo ◽  
Renato Franco Oliveira de Moraes ◽  
Luiz Fernando Veloso Almeida ◽  
Josy Aparecida dos Santos ◽  
Rafael Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Potassium Sorbate ◽  
Standard Diet ◽  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Sugarcane Borer ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Pupal Mass

The formaldehyde used as anti-contaminant agent in artificial diets of insects can cause serious risks to human health. However, there are products with the same purpose, but with less toxicity to humans. In this sense, the aim of this study was to evaluate the biological parameters of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) fed on an artificial diet containing different anti-infective agents to replace the formaldehyde, as well as analyze the effects on its parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Cameron, 1891) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). The experiment was conducted under a completely randomized design, studying the anti-contaminant agents: sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, 2-phenylphenol, and formaldehyde (standard diet), with deionized water as control. The larvae of sugarcane borer were fed on diets with the cited agents, and were daily observed for: larval and pupal periods, larval and pupal viabilities, number of unviable larvae, longevity, pupae weight, sex ratio and the adults fecundity. To analyze the effects of the anti-contaminant agents on the C. flavipes parasitoid, 50 larvae of sugarcane borer were parasitized and daily observed until the parasitoid pupae formation, being evaluated: number of adults emerged per pupal mass, longevity and sex ratio. D. saccharalis larvae are positively influenced by replacing formaldehyde to 2-phenylphenol in their diet, not causing significant deleterious effects to C. flavipes.

scholarly journals Mortality of Potato Psyllid (Hemiptera: Triozidae) on Host Clippings Inoculated With Ergot Alkaloids

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 2079-2085
Author(s):  
Navneet Kaur ◽  
W Rodney Cooper ◽  
Jennifer M Duringer ◽  
Arash Rashed ◽  
Ismael E Badillo-Vargas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ergot Alkaloids ◽  
Morning Glory ◽  
Potato Psyllid ◽  
Bactericera Cockerelli ◽  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Synthetic Compounds ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Ipomoea Tricolor ◽  
Crude Extracts ◽  
Host Tissues

Abstract Our previous study provided correlative evidence that morning glory species harboring endophytic fungi (Periglandula) are resistant to potato psyllid [Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc)], whereas species free of fungi often allowed psyllid development. In this study, we manipulated levels of ergot alkaloids in host tissues by inoculating clippings from potato plants with extracts from morning glories that harbor Periglandula [Ipomoea leptophylla Torrey, Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Grisebach, Ipomoea tricolor Cavanilles, Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. F. Meyer, and Turbina corymbosa (L.)] and one species (Ipomoea alba L.) that does not harbor the endophyte. Ergot alkaloids (clavines, lysergic acid amides, and ergopeptines) were detected in potato clippings, thus confirming that leaves had taken up compounds from solutions of crude extracts. Psyllid mortality rates on inoculated clippings ranged between 53 and 93% in treatments producing biochemically detectable levels of alkaloids, when compared with 15% mortality in water controls or the alkaloid-free I. alba. We then tested synthetic analogs from each of the three alkaloid classes that had been detected in the crude extracts. Each compound was assayed by inoculating clippings of two host species (potato and tomato) at increasing concentrations (0, 1, 10, and 100 µg/ml in solution). Psyllids exhibited a large and significant increase in mortality rate beginning at the lowest two concentrations, indicating that even very small quantities of these chemicals led to mortality. Feeding by nymphs on artificial diets containing synthetic compounds resulted in 100% mortality within 48 h, irrespective of compound. Further testing of ergot alkaloids to characterize the mode of action that leads to psyllid mortality is warranted.

Improved Xenic Diets for Rearing the Sugarcane Borer in Puerto Rico1

1966 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Walker ◽  
Adela Alemañy ◽  
Victoriano Quintana ◽  
Flavio Padovani ◽  
Kenneth S. Hagen
Keyword(s):  
Sugarcane Borer

Structure and functional aspects of the scotopic compound eye of the sugarcane borer moth

1981 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Miskimen ◽  
Nilda L. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Compound Eye ◽  
Sugarcane Borer ◽  
Functional Aspects
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