Phytoseiidae mites associated with native and cultivated solanaceous in Central-West Brazil
2021
Duarte, Mércia Elias | Demite, Peterson Rodrigo | de Mendonça, Renata Santos | Michereff-Filho, Miguel | Alves, Maria Luiza Santa Cruz de Mesquita | Peixoto, José Ricardo | Navia, Denise | Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia = Embrapa Genetic Resources & Biotechnology (CENARGEN) ; Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation = Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) | Universidade de Brasilia = University of Brasilia [Brasília] (UnB) | Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária ; Universidade de Brasilia = University of Brasilia [Brasília] (UnB) | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) ; Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento [Brasil] (MAPA) ; Governo do Brasil-Governo do Brasil | Embrapa Hortaliças | Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | We sincerely thank Mr. Jose Lindorico de Mendonca, enginner at "Embrapa Hortalicas", Distrito Federal, Brazil, manager of the solanaceous bank germplasm, for their valuable contribution with sampling and for providing identification of solanaceous plants collected in the germplasm bank. To JoAo Felipe M. Roriz and Marselle R. Cappssa for their help in the acarological inspection and specimens preservation. To "FundacAo de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAPDF) " for the fellowship to the first author (MED) (PDJ, Process N degrees. 193.001.418./2016) . To "Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) ", Brazil, for granting the fellowship to the first author (PDJ, Process N degrees. 158161/2018-1 and DTI-A, Process N degrees. 381542/2020-3) and last author (DN) (PP, Process N degrees. 3121322017-4) . To 'Coordenadoria de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal do Ensino Superior' for the financial support to second (PRD) (CAPES-PNPD/Biodiversity, Proc. No. 88882.314486/2013-0) and third authors (RSM) (CAPES-PNPD/Agronomy, Proc. No . 88882.305808/2018-01) .
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Predatory mites represent important biological control agents and those belonging to the Phytoseiidae family are the most promising for the control of phytophagous mites and small insects. The control of key pests of tomato and other solanaceous crops, highlighting phytophagous mites, has been a challenge and the biological control constitutes a promising strategy. Prospecting predatory mites in wild host plants, natural environments as well as in agroecosystems is relevant because these non-crop and crop areas can serve as reservoirs for promising species for biological control programs. This study aimed to know the Phytoseiidae fauna associated with wild and cultivated solanaceous plants in a poorly prospected area in Brazil, the Central-West Region. A detailed taxonomic identification of phytoseiid mites was conducted, and the most important morphological traits are presented for each species. In addition, associated phytophagous mites mainly belonging to the Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Eriophyoidea were identified. Surveys were carried out in 23 species of solanaceous collected in the Distrito Federal (12 areas) and Goiás State (1 area), from February 2017 to January 2018. Nineteen species of predators belonging to ten genera were recorded: Amblyseius (2 species), Euseius (3), Galendromus (1), Iphiseiodes (1), Neoseiulus (3), Paraphytoseius (1), Phytoseius (3), Proprioseiopsis (2), Typhlodromalus (2, one probably new to science) and Typhlodromips (1). Solanum lycocarpum was the solanaceous that harbored the highest richness (11 species), as well as the one with the highest abundance of phytoseiids (250 specimens). Typhlodromalus aripo was the most common species, being the most abundant (423 specimens; 32%) and registered on the largest number of hosts (14). Many of phytoseiid species found present morphological traits that facilitate their occurrence in leaves with trichomes, as in the case of tomato and other cultivated solanaceous. These traits and the association between predators and phytophagous mites may indicate that these species are promising for biological control programms. Thus, extensive studies to assess the efficiency of the identified predatory mites to control key solanaceous pests are required.
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