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Biological aspects of the leafminer Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on melon (Cucumis melo L.)

2013; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; Volume: 43; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0103-84782013000400003

ISSN

1678-4596

Autores

Elton Lucio Araújo, Carlos Henrique Feitosa Nogueira, Alexandre Carlos Menezes Netto, Carlos Eduardo Souza Bezerra,

Tópico(s)

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Resumo

The leafminer Liriomyza sativae Blanchard is an important insect pest on melon crops in Brazil. However, the information about its biology on melon (Cucumis melo L.) is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this research was to know some biological aspects of this pest, reared on melon plants, under laboratory conditions at 25°C. Our results showed that the biological cycle of L. sativae lasts 15.9±0.04 days (egg-adult), namely: egg (2.7±0.01 days), larva (4.1±0.03 days) and pupa (9.1±0.03 days). The sex ratio is 0.51 and the females live (19.3±1.09 days) longer than males (16.2±0.96 days). These results can help in the integrated management of L. sativae on melon crops and improve the systems for rearing this leafminer in laboratory.

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