Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii) on potato (Solanum tuberosum): field observations and plant photosynthetic responses to injury
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2007-12-01
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
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Moscas-minadoras, Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae), são pragas polífagas distribuídas por todo o mundo, que se alimentam de diferentes culturas, incluindo a da batata. Recentemente, a mosca-minadora (Liriomyza trifolii) tem tornado-se uma praga importante na cultura da batata. As larvas comem o mesófilo foliar, deixando longas minas no interior das folhas. O efeito na fotossíntese do tecido foliar remanescente das minas é desconhecido. em 2003, as respostas fisiológicas das plantas de batata à mosca-minadora L. trifolii foram avaliadas no condato de Kearney, Nebraska, EUA. As avaliações de área foliar danificada, fotossíntese e fluorescência foram feitas aos 7 e 14 dias após a infestação. A moscas-minadoras causaram até 13% de área foliar danificada, com nenhuma redução na capacidade fotossintética da área remanescente dos folíolos, tendo, portanto, efeitos semelhantes aos do grupo dos insetos desfolhadores. Entretanto, os resultados de fluorescência revelaram mudanças na eficiência fotossintética e, dependendo do tipo de injúria, esta pode levar a uma senescência precoce da folha. Monitoramentos de campo mostraram que o abamectin é eficiente no controle da mosca-minadora, L. trifolii, com um baixo impacto aos parasitóides da família Eulophidae, podendo ser uma boa opção de controle químico.
Serpentine leafminers, Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae), are polyphagous insects that feed on numerous crops worldwide including potato. Recently, leafminer larvae (Liriomyza trifolii) have become an economically important pest of potato. The larvae eat the mesophyll of leaflets leaving long winding tunnels inside the leaflets. The photosynthetic effects of larval tunneling on the remaining leaf tissue are unknown. In 2003, physiological responses of potato to leafminer, L. trifolii were evaluated in Kearney, Nebraska, USA. The leaflets were examined 7 and 14 days post infestation for leaf area injury, photosynthetic rates and fluorescence. Leafminers caused up to 13% leaf area loss due to leafminer injury with no effect on the photosynthetic rates of the remaining leaf tissue thus having similar effects as other gross tissue removers. However, fluorescence measures revealed changes in the photosynthetic efficiency and depend of the type of injury, it may lead to early leaf senescence. Field monitoring of L. trifolii infestations showed that treatments with abamectin were effective in reducing leafminer numbers and had no immediate effect on beneficial parasitoid from Eulophidae family suggesting that abamectin is a good option for chemical control.
Serpentine leafminers, Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae), are polyphagous insects that feed on numerous crops worldwide including potato. Recently, leafminer larvae (Liriomyza trifolii) have become an economically important pest of potato. The larvae eat the mesophyll of leaflets leaving long winding tunnels inside the leaflets. The photosynthetic effects of larval tunneling on the remaining leaf tissue are unknown. In 2003, physiological responses of potato to leafminer, L. trifolii were evaluated in Kearney, Nebraska, USA. The leaflets were examined 7 and 14 days post infestation for leaf area injury, photosynthetic rates and fluorescence. Leafminers caused up to 13% leaf area loss due to leafminer injury with no effect on the photosynthetic rates of the remaining leaf tissue thus having similar effects as other gross tissue removers. However, fluorescence measures revealed changes in the photosynthetic efficiency and depend of the type of injury, it may lead to early leaf senescence. Field monitoring of L. trifolii infestations showed that treatments with abamectin were effective in reducing leafminer numbers and had no immediate effect on beneficial parasitoid from Eulophidae family suggesting that abamectin is a good option for chemical control.
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Plant-insect interaction, Chemical control, photosynthesis, Interação inseto-planta, Controle químico, Fotossíntese
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Ciência Rural. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), v. 37, n. 6, p. 1510-1517, 2007.