Biologia do 芍caro predador Euseius alatus DeLeon (Acari: Phytoseiidae) em diferentes temperaturas

作者：Melo; Jose Wagner da Silva; Domingos; Cleiton Araujo; Galvo; Andreia Serra; Gondim Junior; Manoel Guedes Correa; Moraes; Gilberto Jose de

来源：Acta Scientiarum - Agronomy, 2009, 31(3).

DOI：10.4025/actasciagron.v31i3.466

• acari
• natural enemy
• thermal requirements
• tropical fruits
• fertility life table.

euseius alatus deleon (acari: phytoseiidae) is one of the most common predators of tropical fruit trees in brazil, feeding of pollen, mites and other small arthropods. this predator presents wide distribution, occurring from rio grande do sul to cear芍. this work had as objective to evaluate the effect of temperature on the development and reproduction of e. alatus, in addition to determining their thermal requirements. the study was accomplished at temperatures of 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 and 33oc; relative humidity of 70 ㊣ 5%; and 12-h photophase. at these temperatures, the egg-adult period lasted 14.0; 8.1; 5.5; 4.9; 3.8 and 3.1 days, respectively. the egg, larva, protonymph and deutonymph stages and the egg-adult period presented thermal thresholds of 12.52; 13.85; 14.86; 14.86 and 13.31oc, and thermal constants of 22.32; 14.23; 16.23; 17.3 and 70.16 degrees days. the values for the parameters of the fertility life table, analyzed in conjunction with the values of the different variables of development at different temperatures, showed that the temperature of 30oc is the most suitable for development and reproduction of e. alatus in the laboratory. therefore, is it apparent that the best temperature conditions for the development of e. alatus are found in the warmer regions of brazil, such as those observed in northeastern brazil.