Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (2005) 40, 1059-1065

Rudiney Ringenberg, Marcos Botton, Mauro Silveira Garcia and Aline Nondillo (2005)
Biologia comparada e exigências térmicas de Cryptoblabes gnidiella em dieta artificial
[Biology and thermal requirements of Cryptoblabes gnidiella on artificial diets]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 40 (11), 1059-1065
Abstract: This work was conducted to evaluate the development of Cryptoblabes gnidiella in artificial diets, and to know the thermal requirements of the species. Biology was studied under laboratory conditions (26±1ºC, relative humity of 70±10% and L/D 14:10 h) using three artificial diets based on bean (D₁), white bean and pellet of alfafa (D₂) and of white bean (D₃). Thermal requirements of honeydew moth were estimated at four constant temperatures (18ºC, 22ºC, 26ºC e 30ºC) using D₂ artificial diet. Based on fertility life table, D₂ was the most appropriate diet to rear C. gnidiella in laboratory providing a total viability of 53.30%. The lower threshold temperature and thermal requirements for the biological cycle (egg to adult) were 12.26ºC and 569.91 day degrees, respectively. The species completes 3.25 generations in Caxias do Sul, RS and 9.19 in Petrolina, PE.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marcos Botton

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cryptoblabes gnidiella		Brazil (south)