Entomofaune Entomofauna associated to leguminous trees in environmental protection area, in Pinheiral City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2009
Authors:E. H. de Azeredo, de Carvalho, A. G., Cassino, P. C. R.
Journal:Revista Universidade Rural Serie Ciencias da Vida
Volume:29
Pagination:27-41
Date Published:janeiro-junho
Type of Article:Article
:0104-7264
:Platypodinae
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the entomofaune associated to the leguminous trees native in an environmental protection area at 526,57m above in the ground. Impact traps were utilized bai ted with ethanoic extract and fixed in three heights above the ground. The sampling considered, were conducted in five species: Acacia mangium, A. holocericea, A. decurrens; A. mearnsii e A. auriculiformis. The treatment was analyzed by variance tests. In all 1.058 adult individuals were captured. It was observed that the control/treatment, localized in the center of the area at 1m above the ground captured the heights' number of insects, with 42,5 [plus or minus] 21,4 individuals, mainly from the Coleoptera order. The attractive effect of the ethanoic bait traps was especially efficient for Coleoptera order, representing 91,6% of the captured insects. In this traps fixed in A. mangium and Acacia mearnsii it was registered the majority of individuals represented, respectively, 467 (44,2%) and 337 (31,7%). The most abundant family was Scolytidae (41,2%), with 43,6 [plus or minus] 9,42 individuals by collect/capture (F= 37,36; CV= 33,7%; IC95 = 22,29 - 64,81%; p< 0,001). The data analysis showed that only the Scolytidae family was significantly affected by maxim temperature. The results also indicated that minimum temperature influences significantly the behaviors of the Scolytidae, Cerambycidae and Bostrichidae families. However, the relative humidity influenced the collect of the Bos trichidoe and Platypodidoe familis' exemplars.

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