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      Fatores que afetam a eficiência da Terra de Diatomácea no controle de adultos de Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Translated title: Factors affecting Diatomaceous Earth effectiveness in the control of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults

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          A terra de diatomácea (TD) é uma alternativa potencial para o controle do cascudinho-dos-aviários, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer). O objetivo do presente estudo foi conhecer a interferência de alguns fatores ambientais e comportamentais dessa espécie sobre a eficiência da terra diatomácea no seu controle. Para isso, avaliou-se o efeito da temperatura do ambiente e do substrato (ração para frangos e cama do aviário) na atividade da TD, assim como a atividade repelente do produto sobre adultos. A 32ºC a mortalidade de insetos foi significativamente maior (53 e 84%, respectivamente para as concentrações de 86 e 172 g/m²) (P < 0,05). Além disso, o substrato influenciou, obtendo-se mortalidade de 95% na ração, contra apenas 4% na cama de aviário. Parte dos resultados pode ser atribuída à remoção das partículas de TD pela cama de aviário, conforme indicado pela análise em microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e também pela determinação da concentração de rodamina na superfície dos insetos. Quanto ao comportamento dos insetos, as armadilhas com TD capturaram cerca de 50% menos insetos que aquelas contendo apenas ração, mostrando, assim, a ação repelente do produto. Assim, os fatores ambientais influenciam a eficiência de TD e, portanto, devem ser levados em consideração para orientar as estratégias de utilização de TD em campo.

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          Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a potential alternative to control the lesser mealworm of poultry farms Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer). Our study aimed to understand the role of some of the environmental and insect behavioral factors play on DE effectiveness, such as the substrate (chicken food and poultry house litter), temperature and DE repellent activity on lesser mealworm adults. Mortality was higher at the highest temperature (32ºC), and it increased with DE concentration (53 and 84% respectively, for concentrations of 86 and 172 g/m²) (P < 0.05). The substrate also influenced DE effectiveness: 95% mortality was observed in the feed, against 4% in the poultry litter. Part of these results can be attributed to the removal of DE particles by the poultry bedding, as supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations and rhodamine concentration on the surface of the insects. As to insect behavior, DE had a repellent effect, since trap capture decreased nearly 50% in traps containing DE as opposed to those containing only food. Therefore, environmental factors do affect the DE effectiveness, and they must be taken into consideration when looking into developing control strategies in the field.

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            Isolation of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus from the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)

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                Role: ND
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                Journal
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                Neotropical Entomology
                Neotrop. entomol.
                Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (Londrina )
                1678-8052
                December 2008
                : 37
                : 6
                : 716-722
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Brazil
                [2 ] Univ. Estadual de Londrina
                Article
                S1519-566X2008000600014
                10.1590/S1519-566X2008000600014
                ad481896-f761-4673-b783-3fa78a789bd5

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1519-566X&lng=en
                Categories
                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Inert dust,animal husbandry,pest,alternative control,Pó inerte,produção animal,praga,controle alternativo

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