Circadian rhythms and food preference search of Pseudoplusia includens caterpillars (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Authors

  • Ana Paula Souza Oliveira Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias - CAV, Lages/SC
  • Régis Sivori Silva dos Santos Estação Experimental de Fluticultura de Clima Temperado
  • Mari Ines Carissimi Boff Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias - CAV, Lages/SC.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/cs.v4i3.301

Keywords:

Insecta, alimento, horário do dia, deslocamento

Abstract

An understanding of behavior patterns that are fundamental to the biology of pest insects is arequisite for implementation of control strategies. This study aims to evaluate the circadian rhythms ofPseudoplusia includens larvae in four different natural diets. The study was conducted in laboratoryfor 48 hours hourly. The experimental design was randomized with four treatments (leaf discs) and tenreaplications with free choice. The treatments were: leaves of Rumex obtusifolius, Trifolium repens,Plantago lanceolata and Malus domestica. The caterpillars visited more leaves of T. repens and R.obtusifolius than the leaves of M. domestica and P. lanceolata. The searching activity lasted for the48 hours of the observation during the 24 hours and the increase in the searching activity occurredbetween 16 to 21 hours.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Ana Paula Souza Oliveira, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias - CAV, Lages/SC

Mestranda em Produção Vegetal - Ênfase em Entomologia

Régis Sivori Silva dos Santos, Estação Experimental de Fluticultura de Clima Temperado

Entomologia - Agronomia

Mari Ines Carissimi Boff, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias - CAV, Lages/SC.

Proteção de Plantas e Agroecologia

Downloads

Additional Files

Published

2013-10-01

How to Cite

Souza Oliveira, A. P., Silva dos Santos, R. S., & Carissimi Boff, M. I. (2013). Circadian rhythms and food preference search of Pseudoplusia includens caterpillars (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Comunicata Scientiae, 4(3), 293–269. https://doi.org/10.14295/cs.v4i3.301

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Original Article

License

All articles published may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means whether specified Comunicata Scientiae, author(s), volume, pages and year. The authors are responsible for all the statements and concepts contained in the article.