Rove beetles predators (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in organic sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. - Convolvulaceae)

Authors

  • FERREIRA, Douglas da Silva Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • GOMES, Camila Costa Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • LISBOA, Thailla Costa Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • RICALDE, Marcelo Perrone Embrapa Agrobiologia
  • SILVA, Alessandra de Carvalho Embrapa Agrobiologia

Keywords:

pitfall, biological control, natural enemies

Abstract

Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) play an important role in the sustainability of agricultural
systems, and can be equilibrium level indicators or natural enemies, performing biological
control. The present work aimed to evaluate the staphylinidae fauna associated with sweet
potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. - Convolvulaceae], under organic management. The experiment
was carried out in the experimental field of Embrapa Agrobiologia, in Seropédica, RJ,
during two consecutive years, 2013 and 2014, containing 20 subdivided plots of 5.0x6.5 m,
each containing two traps with an aqueous solution of formaldehyde 1%, which were changed
weekly. The collected Material was screened and identified at the gender level, for the most
part. The sweet potato grown under an organic system for a waste vegetation accepted by the
rove beetles. A total of 418 staphylinidae, represented by 26 species, were captured, including
an Astenus sp. and a subfamily Aleocharinae.

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Published

2018-08-23

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