Potential attraction of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray and Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S. F. Blake (Asteraceae) for use in conservative biological control

Authors

  • DONATTI-RICALDE, Michelle Guimarães UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO
  • SOUSA, William Brito UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO
  • RICALDE, Marcelo Perrone EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA
  • SILVA, Alessandra de Carvalho EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA
  • ABBOUD, Antônio Carlos de Souza UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO

Keywords:

organic production, management of phytophagous insects, natural enemies, functional diversification

Abstract

The objective of this work was to identify the attractive potential of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl)
A. Gray and T. rotundifolia (Mill) S.F. Blake for natural enemies, in two different edaphic climatic
conditions of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The experiment was conducted in the experimental
fields of UFRRJ, in Seropédica and Pesagro-Rio, in Paty do Alferes, between October
2015 and July 2016, with biweekly collections of arthropods. In Paty do Alferes, 97 and 486
arthropods were collected, in Seropédica 195 and 182, in T. diversifolia and T. rotundifolia,
respectively. There were 36 families of arthropods in T. diversifolia and 30 in T. rotundifolia; Of
these, 20 and 13 families were of natural enemies, in that order. The families with the highest
frequency for the two plants studied were Coccinellidae, Dolichopodidae, Carabidae. Among
the phytophagous plants, the presence of Cicadellidae was highlighted for both plants. These
crops have attractive potential and can be used in the diversification of agroecosystems.

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Published

2018-08-22

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018): Anais do VI Congresso Latino-americano de Agroecologia; X Congresso Brasileiro de Agroecologia; V Seminário de Agroecologia do Distrito Federal e Entorno; 12 a 15 de setembro de 2017, Brasília/DF

Section

CBA - Manejo de Agroecossistemas e Agricultura Orgânica