Rearing whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemlptera: Aleyrodidae) on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) rooted leaves

Authors

  • Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Ayres de Oliveira Menezes Junior Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Lúcia Miura Sugawara Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1996v17n1p45

Keywords:

Bemisia tabaci, Glycine max, Rearing, Rooted leaf, Soybean, Whitefly.

Abstract

Bemisia tabaci rearing method system on soybean rooted leaf was tested. Rooting occured in 100% of the tested leaves, and the average time to first root emergence was 12.4 days at 25.7±0.7°C (mean ± standard deviation). The rooted leaves were placed in a B. tabaci mass rearing cage, for 48 hours oviposition period. To the insects development, the egg-infested leaves were individually transfered to small cages (10 X 6.5 cm, lenght X diameter), in a temperature controled room (25.8±0.7°C and 14-hour photophase). Average period to egg-adult development was 27.2 days.

 

Author Biographies

Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Depto. de Agronomia-CCA, Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Caixa Postal 6001, Londrina, PR. CEP 86051-990.

Ayres de Oliveira Menezes Junior, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Depto. de Agronomia-CCA, Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Caixa Postal 6001, Londrina, PR. CEP 86051-990.

Lúcia Miura Sugawara, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Aluna do Curso de Agronomia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Published

1996-01-19

How to Cite

Pereira, R. A. S., Menezes Junior, A. de O., & Sugawara, L. M. (1996). Rearing whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemlptera: Aleyrodidae) on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) rooted leaves. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 17(1), 45–48. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1996v17n1p45

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