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Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Los Phytoseiidae están considerados como los enemigos naturales más im­portantes de los ácaros fi... more Los Phytoseiidae están considerados como los enemigos naturales más im­portantes de los ácaros fitófagos en el cultivo de la yuca. Con el objeto de determinar el comple­jo de especies de esta familia presentes en la yuca y conocer su asociación con ácaros Tetranychidae y su distribución geográfica, se realizó un inventario taxonómico y la descripción morfoló­gica de los principales géneros. Los especímenes fueron obtenidos a partir de muestras colectadas en 21 localidades del departamento de Cór­doba, con un rango de temperaturas entre 27° y 38°C y una altura sobre el nivel del mar entre 20 y 800 metros. Dada las similitudes agroecológicas de algunas áreas de la región Nor-Occiden­tal del departamento de Córdoba con el Norte de Ghana en Africa, se consi­deró muy importante la búsqueda de estos enemigos naturales de los ácaros fitófagos de la yuca en dichos sitios. La identificación taxonómica se efec­tuó con base en las claves del sistema de Muma & Denmark y se contó con la asesoría...

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Revista Colombiana de Entomología

La mosca suramericana de la fruta Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es un... more La mosca suramericana de la fruta Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es una plaga cuarentenaria de la feijoa. Frutas infestadas artificialmente se sometieron al tratamiento “t107-a” (1,1º C durante 15 días) exigido por USDAAPHIS para su exportación y se compararon con frutos almacenados a temperatura ambiente. Cada fruto se infestó con cuatro larvas de tercer instar, en dos tratamientos con 50 repeticiones. Se evaluó diariamente la longitud, el volumen corporal, el comportamiento, la mortalidad y cambios de coloración de las larvas, en una muestra de tres frutos. El primer comportamiento observable de las larvas bajo tratamiento cuarentenario fue el intento de abandonar el fruto. No se observó ninguna variación en la longitud o el volumen corporal de las larvas bajo frío. En el control a temperatura ambiente, las larvas aumentaron de volumen hasta la muda a pupa. El tratamiento en frío modificó el desarrollo larval y la muda larva-pupa. El 100% de las larvas m...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Para establecer la relación existente entre la densidad de hormigueros de Acromyprnex landolti en... more Para establecer la relación existente entre la densidad de hormigueros de Acromyprnex landolti en la sabana nativa antes de la pre­paración del suelo y el éxito en el estableci­miento del Andropogon gayanus se realizó un experimento en "Carim agua", Departa­mento del Meta, en un lote de 2,1 ha (165 x 125 m) con altas poblaciones de la hormiga. Se encontró que en los Llanos la distribución espacial de los hormigueros de A. landolti es en agregados y que se ajusta a la distribución binomial negativa; además se observó que los hormigueros se agrupan en franjas rela­cionadas con la dirección de los canales de escorrentia. Se desarrollo un método de mues­treo sencillo y rápido para estimar la densidad de hormigueros y se determinó que la densi­dad varió de 188 a 1.347 hormigueros/ha y que para lograr el establecimiento de una macolla del pasto por m2, seis meses después de la siembra, no se permite una densidad mayor de 600 hormigueros/ha antes de la pfeparación del suelo.

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

La antibiosis detectada en accesiones del pasto Brachiaria spp. condujo a desarro­llar un sistema... more La antibiosis detectada en accesiones del pasto Brachiaria spp. condujo a desarro­llar un sistema de alimentación de insec­tos para estudiar los mecanismos de antibiosis que se expresan sobre varias esp-édes de cercópidos que son los ma­yores limitantes de la producción de pas­tos en América tropical. Se desarrolló una metodología para enraizar tallos de Brachiaria con una solución hidropónica en cilindros de acetato. Las raíces crecie­ron a lo largo del cilindro y atravesaron una cámara donde se ubicó un huevo próximo a eclosionar o una ninfa del cercópido Aeneolamia varia (Fabricius). El cilindro se colocó dentro de un tubo de ensayo de policarbonato, donde se puede suministrar agua o solución nutritiva o cualquier sustancia a probar. La planta toma la solución por las raíces y el insecto la adquiere al alimentarse de los vasos del xilema. Este sistema permite la observa­ción directa y constante de las ninfas durante su desarrollo sin tener que mani­pularlas. Con este sistema, la ...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Durante la evaluación en los inverna­deros del CIAT, de más de 300 acce­siones de Brachiaria por ... more Durante la evaluación en los inverna­deros del CIAT, de más de 300 acce­siones de Brachiaria por su resistencia a dos especies en cercópidos, se detec­taron materiales antibióticos y tole­rantes. En B. jubata CIAT 16531 y B. brizantha cultivar Marandú, la sobrevi­vencia de las ninfas de Zulia colombia­na y de Aeneolamia reducta fue muy baja comparada con la observada en el testigo susceptible B. decumbens culti­var Basilisk y en el testigo tolerante B. dictyoneura cultivar Llanero. La mor­talidad del insecto en B. Jubata CIAT 16531 ocurrió en los últimos instares ninfales. En un experimento se alimen­taron ninfas sobre B. jubata CIAT 16531 durante 21 y 25 días y se trasla­daron a plantas de cultivar Llanero y viceversa, con testigos positivos y nega­tivos para manipulación. La manipula­ción no afectó significativamente la so­brevivencia de las ninfas. De las ninfas alimentadas sobre B. jubata y traslada­das al cultivar Llanero, 97.6%pudieron mudar a adultos, pero de las trasladadas ...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

En experimentos de casa de malla y cuarto ambiental se estudió el efecto de seis especies de gram... more En experimentos de casa de malla y cuarto ambiental se estudió el efecto de seis especies de gramíneas, con di­ferentes niveles de resistencia, sobre la tasa de excreción de adultos de Ae­neolamia reducta, el "salivazo" o "mión de los pastos", la plaga más I imitante en pasturas del género Brachiaria. El obje­tivo principal fue medir la tasa de excreción del insecto en B. decumbes cv. Basilisk (susceptible), B. dictyoneu­ra v.c. Llanero (Tolerante), B. ruzizien­sis CIAT 654 (susceptible), Andro­pogon gayanus cv. Carimagua 1 (resis­tente), B. jubata CIAT 16531 (antibió­tica) y B. brizantha cv. Marandú (anti­biótica). Se utilizaron bolsas de mem­brana parafinada (sachets), modifica­das de Pathak et al., para colectar el líquido excretado por hembras y ma­chos en 24 horas. Las hembras alimen­tadas en los cvs. Basilisk (1,6 ml/día) y Llanero (1,5 ml/día) produjeron ma­yor excreción de las alimentadas en B. jubata CIAT 16531 (0,6 ml/día) y cv. Marandú (0,5 ml/día). En...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Se estudió el efecto de plantas productoras de néctar (Brassica rapa (L.), Calendula officinalis ... more Se estudió el efecto de plantas productoras de néctar (Brassica rapa (L.), Calendula officinalis (L.), Ruta graveolens (L.), y Borrago officinalis (L.)), comparadas con solución de miel de abejas sobre la longevidad y fecundidad de Diadegma aff. insulare bajo condiciones de casa de malla. La longevidad y fecundidad de hembras de D. aff. insulare alimentadas en B. rapa fueron iguales a las alimentadas con solución de miel y agua (15,4 ± 1,1 días, 67,0 ± 2,7 progenie/hembra). B. officinalis fue la mejor fuente de alimentación (38,4±4,6 días, 186,8±2,5 progenie/ hembra), seguida por R. graveolens (18,2±10,6 días, 91,4±2,7 progenie). Hembras alimentadas con C. officinalis (4,0±1,7 days, 12.2±2,97 progenie) tuvieron la longevidad y fecundidad más baja respecto al testigo. Longevidad y fecundidad variaron con características morfológicas de las flores. Un incremento en longevidad y fecundidad estuvo relacionado con mayor ancho y longitud de corola. En pruebas de selección libre y de no ...

Environmental Entomology, 1998

Nests of the grass-cutting attine ant Acromyrmex Landolti (Forel) were excavated in a lowland tro... more Nests of the grass-cutting attine ant Acromyrmex Landolti (Forel) were excavated in a lowland tropical savanna in eastern Colombia over a period of 27 mo. Of 135 colonies, nests excavated during the dry season were deeper, had more chambers, and were'" 2.5 times larger than those excavated in the same area of native savanna during the wet season. Chambers containing fungus gardens were found to a depth exceeding 2 m during the dry season. During the rainy season, all chambers containing fungus gardens were located within 30 cm of the soil surface. Individual chamber size did not vary seasonally. During the rainy season, colonies relocated to superficial chambers and were smallest in terms of total colony volume and number of chambers per colony. During the dry season, colonies excavated new chambers to depths where soil moisture asymptotically approached a maximum level. Maps of colony location and microtopography of the savanna revealed an aggregated distribution associated with microrelief. Colonies were aggregated on slightly raised ridges that were most likely caused by surface water runoff. Implications for sampling and control are discussed. KEY WORDS Attini, leafcutter ants, nest phenology, distribution, Colombia LEAFCUTIERANTSOF the myrmicine genera Atta and Acromynnex (tribe Attini) are common throughout the lowland neotropical savannas where they build complex colonies. Attine colonies consist of a series of connected underground chambers in which a symbiotic fungus is cultured on plant material as food for larvae and adults. Colonies of the grass-cutting attine Acromynnex landolti (Forel) are present in high densities in neotropical savannas, and they damage pastures and crops (Robinson and Fowler 1982,Lapointe et al. 1990). Because A. landolti cuts only grasses, the

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1989

... CESAR CARDONA, CARMEN E. POSSO, JULIA KORNEGAY, JOSE VALOR, AND MIGUEL SERRANO Centro Interna... more ... CESAR CARDONA, CARMEN E. POSSO, JULIA KORNEGAY, JOSE VALOR, AND MIGUEL SERRANO Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT, Cali, Colombia J. Econ. Entomol. ... In the presentation of data, the untransformed val-ues are used. ...

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1996

Four measures of resistance to the leafcutting ant Acromynnex landolti (Forel) in 5 forage grasse... more Four measures of resistance to the leafcutting ant Acromynnex landolti (Forel) in 5 forage grasses were evaluated in a neotropical savanna: damage caused by cutting of seedlings during pasture establishment, colonization by A. landolti of established swards, fresh weight of fungus gardens of excavated A. landolti colonies, and ability of the leafcutters' symbiotic fungus to grow on artificial medium containing aqueous extracts of susceptible and resistant grass cultivars. Susceptible forages (Andropogon gayanus 'Carimagua I' and Brachiaria dictt}lJ1lcura 'L1anero') had more seedlings cut during establishment and greater colonization by A. landolti in established swards compared with resistant cultivars (B. brizantha 'Marandu', B. dccumlJens 'Basilisk', and B. humidicola 'Pasto Humidieola'). Fresh weights of the fungus gardens of excavated colonies that had been restricted to cutting resistant cultivars (Pasto IIumidicola, Marandu, or Basilisk) were reduced compared with colonies restricted to Carimagua I, L1anero, or native savanna (control). Growth of the symbiotic fungus isolated from fungus gardens of A. landolti and Atta laevigata (F. Smith) was reduced when grown on agar with aqueous extracts of resistant cultivars compared with growth of the fungus on agar alone. When cultured on agar with aqueous extract of Carimagua 1, fungus growth was equivalent to the control. Growth of the fungus with homogenate of L1anero was intermediate to control and resistant cultivars. Agreement between these measures of resistance to leafcutting lmts and their symbiont indicates that resistance in Brachiaria is conferred by plant factors inhibitory to the symbiotic fungus.

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1998

Cellular abnormalities induced by the feeding behavior of Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were stu... more Cellular abnormalities induced by the feeding behavior of Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were studied in 2 tolerant lines ('EMP 84' and 'EMP 392'), an intermediate ('Porrillo Sintt'tico') and a susceptible ('Calima') cultivar of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Groups of two 3-to 4-d-old ft'male leafllOppers were placed for 3 h inl clip cage per plant, each covering 1 cm 2 of fully expanded primary It'aves, J 5 dafter planti ng. Leaf tissues were fixed 48 h after this access period and prepared for light and confocal microscopy. Damage to the leaf lamina in all genotypes included cell emptying and breakage of cell walls, as well as enlarged intercellular spaces in the palisade and spongy parenchyma. In the main vascular bundle, hypertrophied parenchyma cells pillScells with enlarged nuC'lt'iand stained nucleoli were observed. In general, cellular damage W~lS less severe in the tolerant lim's than in the susceptible genotypes, although more so for EMP 84 than for EMP 392. Morphometry of autofluorescent tracheal)' elements showed what seems to be a compensatory response to leafllopper attack in the tolerant lines. Although control leaves from tolerant lines had fewer tracheary elements per vascular bundle after leafhopper feeding, EMP 84 had more tracheary t'lemt'nts in damaged tissues. Both tolerant genotypes had tracheary elements with larger internal radii, which increased their estimated relative flow rates. The implications of cellular damage for the onset of hopperburn, in bean as well as other host plants such as alfalfa and potato, and the mechanisms of tolerance are discussed.

Typescript. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. Vita. Includes bibliographica... more Typescript. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-191).

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1992

ABSTRACT High levels of antibiotic resistance to the cercopid Aeneolamia varia (F.) were identifi... more ABSTRACT High levels of antibiotic resistance to the cercopid Aeneolamia varia (F.) were identified in accessions of the forage grass Brachiaria by means of a glasshouse bioassay. Emergence of adults from pots of Brachiaria spp. infested with eggs of A. varia ranged from 55 to 83% and 56 to 80% on susceptible B. decumbens Stapf cv. Basilisk and B. dictyoneura (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf cv. Llanero, respectively, compared with H3% on the resistant B. brizantha (A.Rich.) Stapf cv. Marandu. Eleven accessions from six species of Brachiaria were identified as being at least as resistant as 'Marandu' based on adult emergence. Two accessions of B. jubata (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf (CIAT 16531 and CIAT 16203) were highly antibiotic. When reared on B. jubata CIAT 16531, nymphs that survived until the fourth or fifth instar subsequently died during molt after apolysis was initiated but before ecdysis could be completed, and were malformed. All nymphs that died during final molt were in the pharate condition before ecdysis began or were unable to complete ecdysis. Survival of nymphs beyond the third instar on B.jubata CIAT 16203 was very low. When late instars were transferred from 'Basilisk' to B.jubata CIAT 16203, survival was reduced compared with nymphs transferred to 'Llanero', and deformations and molt disruption were observed. Molt disruption is postulated to be the mechanism of resistance in B.jubata CIAT 16531 and 16203. Adult females produced less excreta when caged on the resistant accessions B.jubata CIAT 16531 and 'Marandu' compared with the susceptible 'Basilisk' and 'Llanero'.

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Revista Colombiana de …, 2005

Mortalidad de larvas de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) en frutos de fe... more Mortalidad de larvas de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) en frutos de feijoa (Acca sellowiana [O, Berg] Burret) sometidos a un tratamiento cuarentenario de frío Larval rnortality of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephntidae) in fruits of pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana [O. Berg] Burret) during a cold quarantine treatment J. KATERINE VALDERRAMA', MIGUEL S. SERRANO2, GERHARD FISCHER' Resumen La mosca suramericana de la IrutaAnas~repka,fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es unaplagacuarentenariade la feijoa. Frutas infestadas artificialmente se soinetieron al tratamiento "t 107-a" (1 , I T durante 15 días) exigido por USDA-APHlS parasu exportación y secompararon con frutos almacenados a temperatura ambiente. Cada fruto se infestó con cuatro larvas de tercer instar. en dos tratamientos con. 50repeticiones. Se evaluó diariamente la longitud, el volumen corporal, el comportamiento. la mortalidad y cambios de coloración de las larvas, en una muestrade tres frutos. El primer comportamiento observable de las larvas bajo tratamiento cuarentenario fue el intento de abandonar el fruto. No se observó ninguna variación en la longit"d o el volumen corporal de las larvas bajo frío. En el control a temperaturaambiente, las larvas aumentaron de volumen hasta la mudaa ouoa. El tratamiento en frío modificó el desarrollo larval y la muda *. larva-pupa. El 100% de las larvas murió ocho días despues de estar sometidas al tratamiento de frío. La mayoría de las larvas murieron en un estado intermedio de la muda y presentaron una coloración oscura o "muda parcial". Bajo el tratamiento cuarentenario el daño a la pulpa no superó el 24%, mientras en el testigo alcanzóel74%. Estees el primer tratamiento cuarentenario probado paraesta plagaen feijoas en Colombia y mostró control total. El cumplimiento de los requisitos cuarentenarios de USDA-APHIS abren el mercado internacional para exportadores colombianos de feijoa. Palabras Clave: Moscade la Fruta. Cuarentena. Exportación Summary. The South American fmit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a quarantine pest of pineapple guava. Artificially infested fruits were subjected to cold treatment "t 107a" (l. 1" C for I S d), required by USDA-APHIS for exportation and were compared to control fruits maintained at room temperature. Four third-instar larvae were infested per individual fruit in two treatmcnts with S0 replicales. Body length, volume, behavior, mortality andcolorchanges of the larvae wererecorded daily in a sampleof three fruits. The first behavioral changeobserved in larvae under cold quarantine treatment was an attempt to abandon the fruits. No variation in body length or volume was observed under the cold quarantine treatment. In the untreated control, larvae increased body volume up to the final molt to pupa. The cold quarantine treatment affected larval development and the larva-pupa molt. All larvae died on the eighth day of cold treatment. Most larvae died while molting to pupa and exhibited a dark coloration or "partial molt". Under the cold quarantine treatment, damage to fruits did not exceed 24% where as in the untreated control it reached 74%. This is the first cold quarantine treatment tested for this pest of pineapple guavas in Colombia and it provided total control. Compliance with thequarantine requirements of USDA-APHIS opens the international market for Colombian exporten of pineappleguava.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004

Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PH... more Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus , were isolated, identified, and synthesized. They are ( R )-2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexenyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate [common name is ( R )-lavandulyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate] and [( R )-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)cyclobutyl]methyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate [which we refer to as ( R )-maconelliyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate]. Maconelliol is an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene, and its structure has been established by enantioselective synthesis from precursors of known structure and configuration. A 1:5 synthetic mixture of the two RS esters (1 μg per rubber septum) proved to be a potent attractant of males in field bioassays. The pheromone component, maconelliyl 2-methylbutanoate, represents a heretofore undescribed natural product.

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2000

Two methods for estimating the tolerance of common bean genotypes to Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moo... more Two methods for estimating the tolerance of common bean genotypes to Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were compared, using a yield trial carried out at Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, versus stylet penetration tactics measured by AC electronic feeding monitors. A stylet penetration index was devised based on principal component scores of three penetration tactics identiÞed (pulsing laceration, cell rupturing, and lancing sap ingestion), combined with knowledge of the hopperburn symptoms caused by each tactic. Tolerant genotypes, as classiÞed by the CIAT yield index, showed signiÞcantly more unprotected yield and lower hopperburn scores than the susceptible control. They also induced performance of less pulsing laceration (the tactic considered most damaging to the plant), and more of the other two, mitigating tactics, especially cell rupturing. When index values were calculated for each genotype, stylet penetration index values matched those of the yield index for three out of Þve genotypes: two EMP-coded tolerant lines (ÔEMP 385Õ and ÔEMP 392Õ) and the susceptible control ÔBAT 41Õ. Thus, for these three genotypes, all subsequent hopperburn symptoms are predictable by the type of feeding behavior performed on them. ÔPorrillo Sinté ticoÕ and ÔEMP 84Õ, considered borderline genotypes by the yield index, were overestimated and underestimated, respectively, by the stylet penetration index. We postulate that, for these two genotypes, plant physiological responses to feeding (either compensatory or heightened sensitivity, respectively) synergize with type of feeding performed to generate the overall hopperburn condition. This multivariate analysis of electronic monitoring data was successfully used to devise an index of resistance. The implications of using the stylet penetration index and the advantages of using electronic monitoring in a bean-breeding program are discussed.

The Florida Entomologist, 1993

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Florida Entomologist, 2002

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Environmental Entomology, 2001

The mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) has extended its range throughout the Caribbean reg... more The mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) has extended its range throughout the Caribbean region since it was Þrst detected in Grenada in 1994, and has recently been detected in Southern California, Mexico, and Central America. Laboratory and Þeld experiments using virgin females were conducted on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to determine if females attract males with pheromones. Virgin females isolated in gelatin capsules attracted on average one male to each capsule over a period of 18 h in the laboratory compared with gelatin capsules without females. Adhesive traps baited with virgin females and placed on hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., in the Þeld, captured more males at all three study localities on St. Croix than did unbaited traps. Virgin females attracted more males than controls at 0 Ð10 m from infested hibiscus, but were capable of attracting males at 50 m distance from an infestation. The attractiveness of virgin females to ßying males strongly suggests the involvement of a female-produced sex pheromone. Isolation and synthesis of such a sex pheromone would provide a valuable tool for population monitoring and control of this invasive pest.

Agronomía Colombiana, 2005

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Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Los Phytoseiidae están considerados como los enemigos naturales más im­portantes de los ácaros fi... more Los Phytoseiidae están considerados como los enemigos naturales más im­portantes de los ácaros fitófagos en el cultivo de la yuca. Con el objeto de determinar el comple­jo de especies de esta familia presentes en la yuca y conocer su asociación con ácaros Tetranychidae y su distribución geográfica, se realizó un inventario taxonómico y la descripción morfoló­gica de los principales géneros. Los especímenes fueron obtenidos a partir de muestras colectadas en 21 localidades del departamento de Cór­doba, con un rango de temperaturas entre 27° y 38°C y una altura sobre el nivel del mar entre 20 y 800 metros. Dada las similitudes agroecológicas de algunas áreas de la región Nor-Occiden­tal del departamento de Córdoba con el Norte de Ghana en Africa, se consi­deró muy importante la búsqueda de estos enemigos naturales de los ácaros fitófagos de la yuca en dichos sitios. La identificación taxonómica se efec­tuó con base en las claves del sistema de Muma & Denmark y se contó con la asesoría...

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Revista Colombiana de Entomología

La mosca suramericana de la fruta Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es un... more La mosca suramericana de la fruta Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es una plaga cuarentenaria de la feijoa. Frutas infestadas artificialmente se sometieron al tratamiento “t107-a” (1,1º C durante 15 días) exigido por USDAAPHIS para su exportación y se compararon con frutos almacenados a temperatura ambiente. Cada fruto se infestó con cuatro larvas de tercer instar, en dos tratamientos con 50 repeticiones. Se evaluó diariamente la longitud, el volumen corporal, el comportamiento, la mortalidad y cambios de coloración de las larvas, en una muestra de tres frutos. El primer comportamiento observable de las larvas bajo tratamiento cuarentenario fue el intento de abandonar el fruto. No se observó ninguna variación en la longitud o el volumen corporal de las larvas bajo frío. En el control a temperatura ambiente, las larvas aumentaron de volumen hasta la muda a pupa. El tratamiento en frío modificó el desarrollo larval y la muda larva-pupa. El 100% de las larvas m...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Para establecer la relación existente entre la densidad de hormigueros de Acromyprnex landolti en... more Para establecer la relación existente entre la densidad de hormigueros de Acromyprnex landolti en la sabana nativa antes de la pre­paración del suelo y el éxito en el estableci­miento del Andropogon gayanus se realizó un experimento en "Carim agua", Departa­mento del Meta, en un lote de 2,1 ha (165 x 125 m) con altas poblaciones de la hormiga. Se encontró que en los Llanos la distribución espacial de los hormigueros de A. landolti es en agregados y que se ajusta a la distribución binomial negativa; además se observó que los hormigueros se agrupan en franjas rela­cionadas con la dirección de los canales de escorrentia. Se desarrollo un método de mues­treo sencillo y rápido para estimar la densidad de hormigueros y se determinó que la densi­dad varió de 188 a 1.347 hormigueros/ha y que para lograr el establecimiento de una macolla del pasto por m2, seis meses después de la siembra, no se permite una densidad mayor de 600 hormigueros/ha antes de la pfeparación del suelo.

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

La antibiosis detectada en accesiones del pasto Brachiaria spp. condujo a desarro­llar un sistema... more La antibiosis detectada en accesiones del pasto Brachiaria spp. condujo a desarro­llar un sistema de alimentación de insec­tos para estudiar los mecanismos de antibiosis que se expresan sobre varias esp-édes de cercópidos que son los ma­yores limitantes de la producción de pas­tos en América tropical. Se desarrolló una metodología para enraizar tallos de Brachiaria con una solución hidropónica en cilindros de acetato. Las raíces crecie­ron a lo largo del cilindro y atravesaron una cámara donde se ubicó un huevo próximo a eclosionar o una ninfa del cercópido Aeneolamia varia (Fabricius). El cilindro se colocó dentro de un tubo de ensayo de policarbonato, donde se puede suministrar agua o solución nutritiva o cualquier sustancia a probar. La planta toma la solución por las raíces y el insecto la adquiere al alimentarse de los vasos del xilema. Este sistema permite la observa­ción directa y constante de las ninfas durante su desarrollo sin tener que mani­pularlas. Con este sistema, la ...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Durante la evaluación en los inverna­deros del CIAT, de más de 300 acce­siones de Brachiaria por ... more Durante la evaluación en los inverna­deros del CIAT, de más de 300 acce­siones de Brachiaria por su resistencia a dos especies en cercópidos, se detec­taron materiales antibióticos y tole­rantes. En B. jubata CIAT 16531 y B. brizantha cultivar Marandú, la sobrevi­vencia de las ninfas de Zulia colombia­na y de Aeneolamia reducta fue muy baja comparada con la observada en el testigo susceptible B. decumbens culti­var Basilisk y en el testigo tolerante B. dictyoneura cultivar Llanero. La mor­talidad del insecto en B. Jubata CIAT 16531 ocurrió en los últimos instares ninfales. En un experimento se alimen­taron ninfas sobre B. jubata CIAT 16531 durante 21 y 25 días y se trasla­daron a plantas de cultivar Llanero y viceversa, con testigos positivos y nega­tivos para manipulación. La manipula­ción no afectó significativamente la so­brevivencia de las ninfas. De las ninfas alimentadas sobre B. jubata y traslada­das al cultivar Llanero, 97.6%pudieron mudar a adultos, pero de las trasladadas ...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

En experimentos de casa de malla y cuarto ambiental se estudió el efecto de seis especies de gram... more En experimentos de casa de malla y cuarto ambiental se estudió el efecto de seis especies de gramíneas, con di­ferentes niveles de resistencia, sobre la tasa de excreción de adultos de Ae­neolamia reducta, el "salivazo" o "mión de los pastos", la plaga más I imitante en pasturas del género Brachiaria. El obje­tivo principal fue medir la tasa de excreción del insecto en B. decumbes cv. Basilisk (susceptible), B. dictyoneu­ra v.c. Llanero (Tolerante), B. ruzizien­sis CIAT 654 (susceptible), Andro­pogon gayanus cv. Carimagua 1 (resis­tente), B. jubata CIAT 16531 (antibió­tica) y B. brizantha cv. Marandú (anti­biótica). Se utilizaron bolsas de mem­brana parafinada (sachets), modifica­das de Pathak et al., para colectar el líquido excretado por hembras y ma­chos en 24 horas. Las hembras alimen­tadas en los cvs. Basilisk (1,6 ml/día) y Llanero (1,5 ml/día) produjeron ma­yor excreción de las alimentadas en B. jubata CIAT 16531 (0,6 ml/día) y cv. Marandú (0,5 ml/día). En...

Revista Colombiana de Entomología

Se estudió el efecto de plantas productoras de néctar (Brassica rapa (L.), Calendula officinalis ... more Se estudió el efecto de plantas productoras de néctar (Brassica rapa (L.), Calendula officinalis (L.), Ruta graveolens (L.), y Borrago officinalis (L.)), comparadas con solución de miel de abejas sobre la longevidad y fecundidad de Diadegma aff. insulare bajo condiciones de casa de malla. La longevidad y fecundidad de hembras de D. aff. insulare alimentadas en B. rapa fueron iguales a las alimentadas con solución de miel y agua (15,4 ± 1,1 días, 67,0 ± 2,7 progenie/hembra). B. officinalis fue la mejor fuente de alimentación (38,4±4,6 días, 186,8±2,5 progenie/ hembra), seguida por R. graveolens (18,2±10,6 días, 91,4±2,7 progenie). Hembras alimentadas con C. officinalis (4,0±1,7 days, 12.2±2,97 progenie) tuvieron la longevidad y fecundidad más baja respecto al testigo. Longevidad y fecundidad variaron con características morfológicas de las flores. Un incremento en longevidad y fecundidad estuvo relacionado con mayor ancho y longitud de corola. En pruebas de selección libre y de no ...

Environmental Entomology, 1998

Nests of the grass-cutting attine ant Acromyrmex Landolti (Forel) were excavated in a lowland tro... more Nests of the grass-cutting attine ant Acromyrmex Landolti (Forel) were excavated in a lowland tropical savanna in eastern Colombia over a period of 27 mo. Of 135 colonies, nests excavated during the dry season were deeper, had more chambers, and were'" 2.5 times larger than those excavated in the same area of native savanna during the wet season. Chambers containing fungus gardens were found to a depth exceeding 2 m during the dry season. During the rainy season, all chambers containing fungus gardens were located within 30 cm of the soil surface. Individual chamber size did not vary seasonally. During the rainy season, colonies relocated to superficial chambers and were smallest in terms of total colony volume and number of chambers per colony. During the dry season, colonies excavated new chambers to depths where soil moisture asymptotically approached a maximum level. Maps of colony location and microtopography of the savanna revealed an aggregated distribution associated with microrelief. Colonies were aggregated on slightly raised ridges that were most likely caused by surface water runoff. Implications for sampling and control are discussed. KEY WORDS Attini, leafcutter ants, nest phenology, distribution, Colombia LEAFCUTIERANTSOF the myrmicine genera Atta and Acromynnex (tribe Attini) are common throughout the lowland neotropical savannas where they build complex colonies. Attine colonies consist of a series of connected underground chambers in which a symbiotic fungus is cultured on plant material as food for larvae and adults. Colonies of the grass-cutting attine Acromynnex landolti (Forel) are present in high densities in neotropical savannas, and they damage pastures and crops (Robinson and Fowler 1982,Lapointe et al. 1990). Because A. landolti cuts only grasses, the

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1989

... CESAR CARDONA, CARMEN E. POSSO, JULIA KORNEGAY, JOSE VALOR, AND MIGUEL SERRANO Centro Interna... more ... CESAR CARDONA, CARMEN E. POSSO, JULIA KORNEGAY, JOSE VALOR, AND MIGUEL SERRANO Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT, Cali, Colombia J. Econ. Entomol. ... In the presentation of data, the untransformed val-ues are used. ...

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1996

Four measures of resistance to the leafcutting ant Acromynnex landolti (Forel) in 5 forage grasse... more Four measures of resistance to the leafcutting ant Acromynnex landolti (Forel) in 5 forage grasses were evaluated in a neotropical savanna: damage caused by cutting of seedlings during pasture establishment, colonization by A. landolti of established swards, fresh weight of fungus gardens of excavated A. landolti colonies, and ability of the leafcutters' symbiotic fungus to grow on artificial medium containing aqueous extracts of susceptible and resistant grass cultivars. Susceptible forages (Andropogon gayanus 'Carimagua I' and Brachiaria dictt}lJ1lcura 'L1anero') had more seedlings cut during establishment and greater colonization by A. landolti in established swards compared with resistant cultivars (B. brizantha 'Marandu', B. dccumlJens 'Basilisk', and B. humidicola 'Pasto Humidieola'). Fresh weights of the fungus gardens of excavated colonies that had been restricted to cutting resistant cultivars (Pasto IIumidicola, Marandu, or Basilisk) were reduced compared with colonies restricted to Carimagua I, L1anero, or native savanna (control). Growth of the symbiotic fungus isolated from fungus gardens of A. landolti and Atta laevigata (F. Smith) was reduced when grown on agar with aqueous extracts of resistant cultivars compared with growth of the fungus on agar alone. When cultured on agar with aqueous extract of Carimagua 1, fungus growth was equivalent to the control. Growth of the fungus with homogenate of L1anero was intermediate to control and resistant cultivars. Agreement between these measures of resistance to leafcutting lmts and their symbiont indicates that resistance in Brachiaria is conferred by plant factors inhibitory to the symbiotic fungus.

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1998

Cellular abnormalities induced by the feeding behavior of Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were stu... more Cellular abnormalities induced by the feeding behavior of Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were studied in 2 tolerant lines ('EMP 84' and 'EMP 392'), an intermediate ('Porrillo Sintt'tico') and a susceptible ('Calima') cultivar of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Groups of two 3-to 4-d-old ft'male leafllOppers were placed for 3 h inl clip cage per plant, each covering 1 cm 2 of fully expanded primary It'aves, J 5 dafter planti ng. Leaf tissues were fixed 48 h after this access period and prepared for light and confocal microscopy. Damage to the leaf lamina in all genotypes included cell emptying and breakage of cell walls, as well as enlarged intercellular spaces in the palisade and spongy parenchyma. In the main vascular bundle, hypertrophied parenchyma cells pillScells with enlarged nuC'lt'iand stained nucleoli were observed. In general, cellular damage W~lS less severe in the tolerant lim's than in the susceptible genotypes, although more so for EMP 84 than for EMP 392. Morphometry of autofluorescent tracheal)' elements showed what seems to be a compensatory response to leafllopper attack in the tolerant lines. Although control leaves from tolerant lines had fewer tracheary elements per vascular bundle after leafhopper feeding, EMP 84 had more tracheary t'lemt'nts in damaged tissues. Both tolerant genotypes had tracheary elements with larger internal radii, which increased their estimated relative flow rates. The implications of cellular damage for the onset of hopperburn, in bean as well as other host plants such as alfalfa and potato, and the mechanisms of tolerance are discussed.

Typescript. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. Vita. Includes bibliographica... more Typescript. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-191).

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1992

ABSTRACT High levels of antibiotic resistance to the cercopid Aeneolamia varia (F.) were identifi... more ABSTRACT High levels of antibiotic resistance to the cercopid Aeneolamia varia (F.) were identified in accessions of the forage grass Brachiaria by means of a glasshouse bioassay. Emergence of adults from pots of Brachiaria spp. infested with eggs of A. varia ranged from 55 to 83% and 56 to 80% on susceptible B. decumbens Stapf cv. Basilisk and B. dictyoneura (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf cv. Llanero, respectively, compared with H3% on the resistant B. brizantha (A.Rich.) Stapf cv. Marandu. Eleven accessions from six species of Brachiaria were identified as being at least as resistant as 'Marandu' based on adult emergence. Two accessions of B. jubata (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf (CIAT 16531 and CIAT 16203) were highly antibiotic. When reared on B. jubata CIAT 16531, nymphs that survived until the fourth or fifth instar subsequently died during molt after apolysis was initiated but before ecdysis could be completed, and were malformed. All nymphs that died during final molt were in the pharate condition before ecdysis began or were unable to complete ecdysis. Survival of nymphs beyond the third instar on B.jubata CIAT 16203 was very low. When late instars were transferred from 'Basilisk' to B.jubata CIAT 16203, survival was reduced compared with nymphs transferred to 'Llanero', and deformations and molt disruption were observed. Molt disruption is postulated to be the mechanism of resistance in B.jubata CIAT 16531 and 16203. Adult females produced less excreta when caged on the resistant accessions B.jubata CIAT 16531 and 'Marandu' compared with the susceptible 'Basilisk' and 'Llanero'.

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Revista Colombiana de …, 2005

Mortalidad de larvas de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) en frutos de fe... more Mortalidad de larvas de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) en frutos de feijoa (Acca sellowiana [O, Berg] Burret) sometidos a un tratamiento cuarentenario de frío Larval rnortality of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephntidae) in fruits of pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana [O. Berg] Burret) during a cold quarantine treatment J. KATERINE VALDERRAMA', MIGUEL S. SERRANO2, GERHARD FISCHER' Resumen La mosca suramericana de la IrutaAnas~repka,fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Díptera: Tephritidae) es unaplagacuarentenariade la feijoa. Frutas infestadas artificialmente se soinetieron al tratamiento "t 107-a" (1 , I T durante 15 días) exigido por USDA-APHlS parasu exportación y secompararon con frutos almacenados a temperatura ambiente. Cada fruto se infestó con cuatro larvas de tercer instar. en dos tratamientos con. 50repeticiones. Se evaluó diariamente la longitud, el volumen corporal, el comportamiento. la mortalidad y cambios de coloración de las larvas, en una muestrade tres frutos. El primer comportamiento observable de las larvas bajo tratamiento cuarentenario fue el intento de abandonar el fruto. No se observó ninguna variación en la longit"d o el volumen corporal de las larvas bajo frío. En el control a temperaturaambiente, las larvas aumentaron de volumen hasta la mudaa ouoa. El tratamiento en frío modificó el desarrollo larval y la muda *. larva-pupa. El 100% de las larvas murió ocho días despues de estar sometidas al tratamiento de frío. La mayoría de las larvas murieron en un estado intermedio de la muda y presentaron una coloración oscura o "muda parcial". Bajo el tratamiento cuarentenario el daño a la pulpa no superó el 24%, mientras en el testigo alcanzóel74%. Estees el primer tratamiento cuarentenario probado paraesta plagaen feijoas en Colombia y mostró control total. El cumplimiento de los requisitos cuarentenarios de USDA-APHIS abren el mercado internacional para exportadores colombianos de feijoa. Palabras Clave: Moscade la Fruta. Cuarentena. Exportación Summary. The South American fmit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a quarantine pest of pineapple guava. Artificially infested fruits were subjected to cold treatment "t 107a" (l. 1" C for I S d), required by USDA-APHIS for exportation and were compared to control fruits maintained at room temperature. Four third-instar larvae were infested per individual fruit in two treatmcnts with S0 replicales. Body length, volume, behavior, mortality andcolorchanges of the larvae wererecorded daily in a sampleof three fruits. The first behavioral changeobserved in larvae under cold quarantine treatment was an attempt to abandon the fruits. No variation in body length or volume was observed under the cold quarantine treatment. In the untreated control, larvae increased body volume up to the final molt to pupa. The cold quarantine treatment affected larval development and the larva-pupa molt. All larvae died on the eighth day of cold treatment. Most larvae died while molting to pupa and exhibited a dark coloration or "partial molt". Under the cold quarantine treatment, damage to fruits did not exceed 24% where as in the untreated control it reached 74%. This is the first cold quarantine treatment tested for this pest of pineapple guavas in Colombia and it provided total control. Compliance with thequarantine requirements of USDA-APHIS opens the international market for Colombian exporten of pineappleguava.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004

Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PH... more Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus , were isolated, identified, and synthesized. They are ( R )-2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexenyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate [common name is ( R )-lavandulyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate] and [( R )-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)cyclobutyl]methyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate [which we refer to as ( R )-maconelliyl ( S )-2-methylbutanoate]. Maconelliol is an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene, and its structure has been established by enantioselective synthesis from precursors of known structure and configuration. A 1:5 synthetic mixture of the two RS esters (1 μg per rubber septum) proved to be a potent attractant of males in field bioassays. The pheromone component, maconelliyl 2-methylbutanoate, represents a heretofore undescribed natural product.

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2000

Two methods for estimating the tolerance of common bean genotypes to Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moo... more Two methods for estimating the tolerance of common bean genotypes to Empoasca kraemeri Ross & Moore were compared, using a yield trial carried out at Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, versus stylet penetration tactics measured by AC electronic feeding monitors. A stylet penetration index was devised based on principal component scores of three penetration tactics identiÞed (pulsing laceration, cell rupturing, and lancing sap ingestion), combined with knowledge of the hopperburn symptoms caused by each tactic. Tolerant genotypes, as classiÞed by the CIAT yield index, showed signiÞcantly more unprotected yield and lower hopperburn scores than the susceptible control. They also induced performance of less pulsing laceration (the tactic considered most damaging to the plant), and more of the other two, mitigating tactics, especially cell rupturing. When index values were calculated for each genotype, stylet penetration index values matched those of the yield index for three out of Þve genotypes: two EMP-coded tolerant lines (ÔEMP 385Õ and ÔEMP 392Õ) and the susceptible control ÔBAT 41Õ. Thus, for these three genotypes, all subsequent hopperburn symptoms are predictable by the type of feeding behavior performed on them. ÔPorrillo Sinté ticoÕ and ÔEMP 84Õ, considered borderline genotypes by the yield index, were overestimated and underestimated, respectively, by the stylet penetration index. We postulate that, for these two genotypes, plant physiological responses to feeding (either compensatory or heightened sensitivity, respectively) synergize with type of feeding performed to generate the overall hopperburn condition. This multivariate analysis of electronic monitoring data was successfully used to devise an index of resistance. The implications of using the stylet penetration index and the advantages of using electronic monitoring in a bean-breeding program are discussed.

The Florida Entomologist, 1993

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Florida Entomologist, 2002

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Environmental Entomology, 2001

The mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) has extended its range throughout the Caribbean reg... more The mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) has extended its range throughout the Caribbean region since it was Þrst detected in Grenada in 1994, and has recently been detected in Southern California, Mexico, and Central America. Laboratory and Þeld experiments using virgin females were conducted on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to determine if females attract males with pheromones. Virgin females isolated in gelatin capsules attracted on average one male to each capsule over a period of 18 h in the laboratory compared with gelatin capsules without females. Adhesive traps baited with virgin females and placed on hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., in the Þeld, captured more males at all three study localities on St. Croix than did unbaited traps. Virgin females attracted more males than controls at 0 Ð10 m from infested hibiscus, but were capable of attracting males at 50 m distance from an infestation. The attractiveness of virgin females to ßying males strongly suggests the involvement of a female-produced sex pheromone. Isolation and synthesis of such a sex pheromone would provide a valuable tool for population monitoring and control of this invasive pest.

Agronomía Colombiana, 2005

200%. Redalyc. Sistema de Información Científica. Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, ... more 200%. Redalyc. Sistema de Información Científica. Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal. Valderrama, J. Katerine; Fischer, Gerhard; Serrano, Miguel S. ...