Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Maize weevil'

Previous studies on the mechanism of action of pyrethroids have confirmed that voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) in the axon membrane are the major target site of these compounds. The use of pyrethroids to control maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais, a major pest of stored maize in Brazil, has led to the occurrence of resistance. The work described here seeks to establish whether changes in VGSC of S.zeamais can explain pyrethroid resistance. The S. zeamais homologue of the Drosophila para VGSC was identified using degenerate primers and sequenced. Resistance mutations were examined by sequencing the IIS4-IIS6 region of the gene from laboratory strains of susceptible and resistant insects, revealing one amino acid replacement (T929I). The T929I mutation has been identified in other insects but always associated with a second mutation together producing a highly resistant phenotype. The occurrence of T929I in isolation is rare. DNA-based diagnostic assays were designed to screen weevils for the T929I mutation and analyse Brazilian field populations revealing a low frequency of heterozygous individuals carrying the mutation. The effect of the T929I mutation on VGSC function was investigated using whole cell patch clamping on cultured neurons isolated from thoracic ganglia of wild-type and resistant weevils. Inward currents were recorded by depolarizing the neuron to test potentials in the range -70mV to +70mV in 10mV increments for 25ms from a holding potential of -80mV. Current amplitudes were similar in cells from resistant weevils however other changes were apparent, notably a significant depolarizing shift in the voltage-dependence of activation of sodium currents in the resistant animals (P<0.05). Mutant neurons are also less sensitive to deltamethrin than the wild types.

Este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar a influência do pó e do extrato aquoso de C. ambrosioides sobre o gorgulho-do-milho, S. zeamais. As plantas de C. ambrosioides foram cultivadas na área experimental do Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola da ESALQ/USP. Foram obtidos pós de folhas, ramos, frutos e da planta inteira (com frutos), quando a planta apresentava-se no estágio de frutificação. Os insetos utilizados nos ensaios foram obtidos de criação mantida em grãos de trigo. Avaliou-se o efeito do pó das diferentes estruturas vegetais e da planta inteira (com frutos) sobre o comportamento (atratividade e/ou repelência), atividade inseticida sobre a fase imatura e adultos, e o poder inseticida residual, com o pó separado e em contato com grãos de trigo. Avaliou-se também a atividade inseticida do extrato aquoso das diferentes estruturas e da planta inteira (com frutos) sobre a fase imatura e adultos de S. zeamais. De acordo com os resultados obtidos concluiu-se que: a) pós de frutos, ramos e folhas de C. ambrosioides não apresentam repelência para adultos de S. zeamais; b) pós obtidos de ramos e folhas não apresentam atividade inseticida sobre adultos de S. zeamais; c) os compostos com atividade inseticida estão presentes nos frutos de C. ambrosioides; d) pós de frutos apresentam efeito inseticida residual contra adultos de S. zeamais por no máximo 5 dias; e) pós de frutos e da planta inteira (com frutos), aplicados após 15 dias da infestação inicial, possuem efeito inseticida sobre a fase imatura de S. zeamais; f) os extratos aquosos não afetam a sobrevivência e a emergência de adultos de S. zeamais.<br>This work deals with the influence of the powder and aqueous extracts of C. ambrosioides on the maize weevil, S. zeamais. The powders tested were obtained from leaves, branches, fruits and the whole plant (with fruits), when the plant was in the fructification period. The insects were obtained from a population reared on wheat grains. The effect of the powders from the different vegetal structures and from the whole plant (with fruits) was evaluated concerning the insect behavior (attractiveness and/or repellence), insecticide activity on the immature and adult phases, and the insecticide residual power on the adult phase, with the powder alone and mixed with wheat grains. The insecticide activity of the aqueous extract from the different structures and from the whole plant (with fruits) was evaluated on immature and adult S. zeamais. The results were as follows: a) powders from fruits, branches and leaves of C. ambrosioides are not repellent to S. zeamais adults; b) powders from branches and leaves do not present insecticide activity against S. zeamais adults; c) the compounds with insecticide activity are present in the C. ambrosioides fruits; d) powders from fruits present insecticide residual effect against S. zeamais adults for a period up to 5 days; e) powders from fruits and from the whole plant (with fruits), applied 15 days after initial infestation, present insecticide effect on S. zeamais immature phase; f) the aqueous extracts do not affect the survival and the adult emergence of S. zeamais.

O gorgulho do milho, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch., 1855) é a principal praga no armazenamento de milho. Seu controle é feito com a aplicação de inseticidas curativos e ou preventivos, mas o método apresenta inconvenientes relacionados com fatores toxicológicos e de resistência da praga devido ao pequeno número de inseticidas registrados e estes pertencerem a grupos químicos antigos, como os organofosforados e piretróides. Com o objetivo de testar um grupo químico diferente e mais moderno no controle desta praga e analisar a variação de umidade e atividade de água dos grãos de milho no decorrer do experimento, foi instalado este ensaio. Os grãos de milho foram pulverizados na proporção de 5 litros de calda por tonelada de grão, e depois mantidos em sacos de pano para manter os insetos em contato com os grãos e ao mesmo tempo, possibilitar a troca de ar. O ensaio foi instalado com sete tratamentos no início do experimento e mais quatro depois de dois meses, para testar novas doses e misturas do Etofenprox no controle do gorgulho. Os produtos utilizados para comparação com Etofenprox foram: Sumigran 500 (15 mL/ton. grão), Sumigran Plus (20 mL/ton. grão), K-Obiol (15 mL/ton. grão) e óleo de eucalipto (12,4 Lt/ton. grão), além da mistura do Etofenprox (20mL/ton. grão) com Butóxido de Piperonila (0,5%) e com Sumigran (10 mL/ton. grão). O Etofenprox não apresentou eficiência no controle de S. zeamais, porém sua mistura com Butóxido de Piperonila e Sumigran apresentaram eficiência superior aos tratamentos com Etofenprox, sugerindo um possível efeito sinérgico e uma possível alternativa para o controle da resistência, uma vez que o Etofenprox pertence a um grupo químico diferente dos registrados atualmente, sendo muito menos tóxico. O efeito sinergista do Butóxido de Piperonila já é conhecido e foi testado o possível efeito sinérgico do Etofenprox com o Fenitrotion. O teste foi instalado sobre placas de concreto que tiveram metade de suas superfícies aplicadas com doses de Fenitrotion (0,8 mL/m² ; 0,6 mL/m²; 0,4 mL/m²; 0,2 mL/m²; 0,1 mL/m² e 0,05 mL/m²) e a outra metade com as mesmas doses de Fenitrotion adicionadas ao Etofenprox (1,25 mL/m²). Outra observação foi que o óleo de eucalipto, mesmo não sendo eficiente no controle de S. zeamais, teve eficiência superior à testemunha e inibiu a oviposição. Observou-se que o dano dos insetos alterou a umidade, uma vez que os tratamentos que tinham insetos vivos apresentaram sempre umidade superior em relação aos tratamentos eficientes no controle desta praga. A maior umidade dos grãos nos quatro tratamentos instalados posteriormente fez com que o tempo de controle fosse menor. Esse experimento conclui que: Etofenprox não é eficiente no controle de S. zeamais, nas doses testadas; Etofenprox não apresenta efeito sinérgico com Fenitrotion no controle de S. zeamais; o óleo de eucalipto obteve controle superior à testemunha e inibiu a oviposição; o dano do inseto afeta diretamente a umidade da massa de grãos; a umidade dos grãos reduz o tempo de controle dos produtos utilizados.<br>The maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch., 1855) is the main pest found in maize grains storage. The control of this pest is done with the application of curative or preventive insecticides, but these methods have brought unwanted effects concerning toxicological factors in addition to pest resistance factors, once there was only a small number of pesticides registered and they belong to old chemical groups, such as Organophosphorus and Pyrethroids. Due to reasons listed above, the present experiment was carried out with the aim of testing alternative and modern chemical groups that could be able to control the pest and also, of evaluating the moisture content variation and water activity of maize grains during the period of the experiment. The maize grains were sprayed within the proportion of 5 litres of mixture per ton of grains, and after that, they were stored in cloth bad in order to keep the insects in touch with the grains, and at the same time, allowing aeration. Seven treatments were applied at the beginning of the experiment and other four treatments were applied two months after that, with the intention of testing new rates and mixtures of Etofenprox to control the maize weevil. Some insecticides were used to be compared with Etofenprox, as it follows: Sumigran 500 (15 mL/ton of grains), Sumigran Plus (20 mL/ton of grains), K-Obiol (15 mL/ton of grains) and eucalypt oil (12,4 Lt/ton of grains), as well as the mixture of Etofenprox (20 mL/ton of grains) with Piperonyl Butoxide (0,5%) and Sumigran (10 mL/ton of grains). Etofenprox has not shown any efficiency in controlling the S. zeamais, on the other hand, its mixture with Piperonyl Butoxide and Sumigran has shown higher levels of efficiency than the treatments with pure Etofenprox, which suggests a possible synergistic effect and a possible alternative for the control of pest resistance, once Etofenprox belongs to a chemical group which is different from the ones currently registered and is less toxic than they are. The synergistic effect of Piperonyl Butoxide is already known and the possibility of a synergistic effect of Etofenprox with Fenitrotion was also tested. This test was installed on concrete slabs which had rates of Fenitrotion (0,8 mL/m² ; 0,6 mL/m²; 0,4 mL/m²; 0,2 mL/m²; 0,1 mL/m² and 0,05 mL/m²) applied over half of their surfaces while the other half received applications of the same rate of Fenitrotion added to Etofenprox (1,25 mL/m²). Besides that, it was also relevantly observed that although eucalypt oil not being efficient enough to control S. zeamais, it is more efficient than the untreated and also prevented oviposition. It was observed that the attack of insects affected the moisture, once the treatments containing alive insects have always shown moisture rate higher than the efficiently controlling treatments. The higher grain moisture rate of the four last treatments caused the control time to be shorter. After this experiment, it is possible to conclude that: the Etofenprox it´s not efficient in the control of Sitophilus zeamais, on the tested rates; the Etofenprox it´s not present any synergistic effect with Fenitrotion; eucalypt oil was more controlling than the untreated and prevented oviposition; the attack of insects directly affects moisture content of grains; the moisture rate of grains interfered in the control time of the products used.

Abiotic factors may interfere in production of plant secondary metabolites and consequently influence the bioactivity of these compounds on insect pests. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of different agricultural practices (irrigation, mineral fertilizer and organic manure) in chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) of Lippia gracilis and its effects on the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais.The chemical compositions of EO from plants of L. gracilis cultured on different treatments were analyzed using GC-MS and GC-FID. The carvacrol was the major component of EO in different agricultural practices followed by thymol and ñ-cymene.These three monoterpenes were used in subsequent bioassays. Cultivation practices did not significantly affect the composition of the OEs of L. gracilis. However, small variations in the composition of EOs resulted in different biological responses to S. zeamais. All EOs of L. gracilis and its main monoterpenes applied topically showed low toxicity on S. zeamais after 84 hours exposure at a dose 10 mg g-1. However, these same compounds were highly toxic to S. zeamais by fumigation. The time required to cause 50% mortality of the pest was 28.4 hours on average, ranging from 17.3 to 40.8 hours between treatments. The toxic action of carvacrol, thymol and EOs of L. gracilis (no irrigation/fertilization mineral and 40 t ha-1 organic fertilizer) were the fastest, LT50=18,3. The magnitude of the variation of CL50 and CL99 were 1.9 and 2.1 times. The concentration needed to cause 50 to 99% mortality of the pest was on average 69 and 260 ìl l-1, respectively.Considering the LC50 and LC99, the more toxic OEs of L. gracilis were obtained from plants grown in the absence of mineral fertilizer and in the presence of organic manure with of 20, 40 and 60 t ha-1 (no irrigation) and 40 and 60 t ha-1 (with irrigation). Much of the activity of the EOs of L. gracilis is due to the major compound carvacrol. It took only 27.2 and 92.2 l ìl l-1 to cause 50% and 99 % mortality of adult S. zeamais. The toxic activity of this monoterpene was still one of the fastest (LT50 = 17.3 and LT99 = 70.8 hours). Already the thymol and ñ-cymene awere compounds of low toxicity to adult S. zeamais (LC50= 4,4 e 26,1 respectively). Generally, the EOs of L. gracilis and the monoterpenes applied at lower concentrations (0.01 and 0.1% v/v) showed a neutral effect (not significant) or attractive (negative and significant) in all periods analyzed. At concentration 10% (v/v) almost all treatments were repellents to S. zeamais at any time analyzed (repellence > 50%). Major indexes repellency (54-86%) were observed in treatments irrigated and with maximum organic manure, at concentrations of 1 and 10% (v/v). Thus, our results show the great potential of EO of L. gracilis and its major compound for the development of new products and programs for use in integrated pest management of stored grain.<br>Fatores abioticos podem interferir na producao de metabolitos secundarios de plantas e consequentemente influenciar na bioatividade destes compostos sobre insetos-praga. Assim, neste trabalho objetivou-se avaliar a influencia de diferentes praticas agricolas (irrigacao, adubacao quimica e organica) na composicao quimica do oleo essencial (OE) de Lippia gracilis e seus efeitos na mortalidade e repelencia do gorgulho do milho Sitophilus zeamais. As composicoes quimicas dos OEs das plantas de L. gracilis cultivadas sobre diferentes tratamentos foram analisadas usando CG-MS e CG-FID. As praticas de cultivo nao afetaram significativamente a composicao dos OEs de L. gracilis, o carvacrol foi o componente majoritario dos OEs nas diferentes praticas agricolas, seguido pelo timol e Ï-cimeno. Estes tres monoterpenos foram utilizados nos bioensaios posteriores. Pequenas variacoes na composicao dos OEs resultaram em diferentes respostas biologicas de S. zeamais. Todos os OEs de L. gracilis aplicados topicamente mostraram baixa toxicidade sobre S. zeamais apos 84 horas de exposicao na dose 10 mg g-1. Contudo, estes mesmos compostos foram altamente toxicos a S. zeamais por fumigacao. O tempo necessario para causar 50% de mortalidade desta praga foi em media 28,4 horas; variando de 17,3 a 40,8 horas entre os tratamentos. A acao toxica do carvacrol, timol e do OEs de L. gracilis (ausencia de irrigacao/adubacao mineral e 40 t ha-1 de adubacao organica) foram as mais rapidas, TL50=18,3. A magnitude da variacao das CL50 e CL99 foram de 1,9 e 2,1 vezes. A concentracao necessaria para causar 50 e 99% de mortalidade desta praga foi em media 69 e 260 Êl l-1, respectivamente. Considerando as CL50 e CL99, os OEs de L. gracilis mais toxicos foram obtidos de plantas cultivadas na ausencia de adubacao mineral e presenca de adubacao organica com 20, 40 e 60 t ha-1 (sem irrigacao) e 40 e 60 t ha-1 (com irrigacao). Grande parte da atividade dos OEs de L. gracilis deve-se ao composto majoritario carvacrol. Foram necessarios apenas 27,2 e 92,2 Êl l-1 para causar 50 e 99% de mortalidade a adultos de S. zeamais. A atividade toxica deste monoterpeno foi de TL50 = 17,3 e TL99 = 70,8 horas. Ja o timol e Ï-cimeno foram os compostos de menor toxicidade a adultos de S. zeamais (CL50= 4,4 e 26,1 respectivamente). De forma geral, os OEs de L. gracilis e os monoterpenos utilizados nas menores concentracoes (0,01 e 0,1% v/v) apresentaram efeito neutro (nao significativo) ou atrativo (negativo e significativo) em todos os tempos analisados. Ja na concentracao 10% (v/v) quase todos os tratamentos foram repelentes a S. zeamais em qualquer tempo analisado (repelencia > 50%). Maiores indices de repelencia (54-86%) foram observadas nos tratamentos irrigados com maxima adubacao organica e concentracao 1 e 10% (v/v). Assim, nossos resultados mostram o grande potencial do OE de L. gracilis e seu composto majoritario para o desenvolvimento de novos produtos e utilizacao em programas de manejo integrado de pragas de graos armazenados.

Submitted by Neusa Fagundes (neusa.fagundes@unioeste.br) on 2017-08-30T18:44:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaPaula_Simonetti2016.pdf: 1680112 bytes, checksum: 8140e54ab237046b1634a3b33d12de36 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-30T18:44:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaPaula_Simonetti2016.pdf: 1680112 bytes, checksum: 8140e54ab237046b1634a3b33d12de36 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-07<br>Maize has been of great importance as a cereal for the whole Brazilian, but not all harvested grains are used immediately, so much of the production is stored. So, pests are among the factors that affect the quality of stored grains. Sitophilus zeamais has been one of the biggest causes of losses, both in quantitative and qualitative for grains and seeds. Thus, pesticides usually applied to control this weevil can poison the applicators and cause pest resistance or even environmental damage. Therefore, there is an investigation for less aggressive alternatives as a control, and one of them is applying plants with insecticidal or repellent potential. So, this trial aimed at evaluating the effect powder, aqueous extracts and hydroalcoholic extracts of Crambe abyssinica on their survival, emergence, mortality and attractiveness of Sitophilus zeamais, besides its effects on corn seeds treated with this extract. This research was divided into three stages: the first one tested powder and aqueous extracts of crambe at 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% concentrations in survival, emergence, mortality, attractiveness, repellency and insecticidal action. During the second stage, the same concentrations of crambe extract were tested as in the other ones, but with a hydroalcoholic extract; in order to evaluate survival, emergence, mortality and insecticidal effect on Sitophilus Zeamais. The best effective results were observed with the application of crambe hydroalcohol extracts. The third step evaluated the use of these hydroalcoholic extracts in the following concentrations: 0%, 5%, 15% and 25% concerning attractiveness and insecticidal effect on insects, besides the physiological quality of corn seeds. The obtained results allowed the following conclusions: 1. aqueous extract of crambe grains provides less survival and emergence percentages of Sitophilus zeamais as well as lower consumption of treated corn grains, in relation to the use of crambe grain powder. 2. The hydroalcoholic extract of crambe has insecticidal potential on Sitophilus zeamais, and as concentration increases, from 0 to 4%, the results are more effective. It is also less attractive to the insect, since it provided a decrease in the number of corn grains infested by the pest and the number of insects that emerged from these grains in relation to its non-use. 3. 25% concentration of hydroalcoholic extract in crambe grains yields a high mortality rate (65%); 4. 15% concentration of hydroalcoholic extract in crambe grains stimulates germination percentage, normal seedlings and mass of corn seedlings; 5. 25% concentration hydroalcoholic extract of crambe grains does not negatively influence germination or initial development parameters of maize; and 6. Maize treated with hydroalcohol extract of crambe, stored until 60 days, stimulates germination, mass and length of maize seedlings. Therefore, new research is suggested to develop commercial product based on hydroalcoholic extract of crambe at 25% concentration.<br>O milho é um cereal de grande importância para todo o país, mas nem todos os grãos colhidos são utilizados imediatamente, assim, grande parte da produção é armazenada. Dentre os fatores que afetam a qualidade do grão armazenado estão as pragas, sendo o Sitophilus zeamais uma das maiores causadoras de perdas, tanto quantitativas como qualitativas para grãos e sementes. Para seu controle, via de regra são utilizados agrotóxicos, que podem causar intoxicação aos aplicadores, resistência da praga ou mesmo danos ambientais. Para evitar esse efeitos, é necessária a busca de alternativas de controle menos agressivas e, uma delas, é o uso de plantas com potencial inseticida ou repelente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do uso de pó, extratos aquosos e hidroalcoólicos de Crambe abyssinica quanto à sobrevivência, emergência, mortalidade e atratividade do Sitophilus zeamais, além de seus efeitos sobre as sementes de milho tratadas com esse extrato. A pesquisa foi dividida em três etapas, a primeira testou pó e extratos aquosos de crambe nas concentrações de 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% e 4% na sobrevivência, emergência, mortalidade, atratividade, repelência e ação inseticida. Na segunda etapa foram testadas as mesmas concentrações do extrato de crambe que na primeira, porém, de extrato hidroalcoólico, nas quais foram avaliadas a sobrevivência, a emergência, a mortalidade e o efeito inseticida sobre o Sitophilus zeamais. Após observados resultados mais efetivos com o uso de extratos hidroalcoólicos de crambe, a terceira etapa avaliou o uso de extratos hidroalcoólicos nas concentrações: 0%, 5%, 15% e 25% na atratividade e efeito inseticida sobre os insetos; além da qualidade fisiológica das sementes de milho. Os resultados obtidos permitiram chegar as seguintes conclusões: 1. O extrato aquoso de grãos de crambe proporciona menor sobrevivência e emergência do Sitophilus zeamais e menor consumo dos grãos de milho tratados, em relação ao uso de pó de grãos de crambe; 2. O extrato hidroalcoólico de crambe tem potencial inseticida sobre o Sitophilus zeamais e à medida que aumenta a concentração, de 0 a 4%, mais efetivo é o resultado; além de ser menos atrativo ao inseto, já que proporcionou a diminuição do número de grãos de milho infestados pela praga e o número de insetos emergidos desses grãos, em relação ao não uso do mesmo; 3. O extrato hidroalcoólico de grãos de crambe na concentração de 25% proporciona taxa de mortalidade alta (65%); 4. O extrato hidroalcoólico de grãos de crambe a 15% estimula a porcentagem de germinação, plântulas normais e massa das plântulas de milho; 5. O extrato hidroalcoólico de grãos de crambe na concentração de 25% não influencia negativamente a germinação nem os parâmetros de desenvolvimento inicial do milho; 6. Milho tratado com extrato hidroalcoólico de crambe armazenado por até 60 dias, estimula a germinação, a massa e comprimento de plântulas de milho. Assim, sugerem-se novas pesquisas para desenvolvimento de produto comercial à base de extrato hidroalcoólico de crambe na concentração de 25%.

Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2017-02-22T14:21:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Izanielle Batista dos Santos.pdf: 695252 bytes, checksum: 87a9486b9be20199fbb71b6da8e965e5 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-22T14:21:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Izanielle Batista dos Santos.pdf: 695252 bytes, checksum: 87a9486b9be20199fbb71b6da8e965e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES<br>Brazil is a country with enormous potential for the production of grain. However, the country faces serious problems in the control of stored grain pests. The Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is one of the most destructive pests of corn, whose control is done by insecticides, however, their indiscriminate use has led to the development of resistant populations. In this context, Diatomaceous Earth stands in the control of stored grain pests. In view of this, the objective of this study was to investigate whether there are differences among Brazilian populations of S. zeamais in its Diatomaceous Earth resistance capacity associated with some behavioral characteristics of locomotion and of S. zeamais control efficiency. We used four populations of S. zeamais from the states of the Federal District (DF), Minas Gerais (MG) and Pernambuco (PE). The bioassay control efficiency was structured in a factorial (3 doses of Diatomaceous Earth x 3 exposure times) with four replications. Each repetition was constituted by ten adult insects, placed in Petri dishes containing corn treated with diatomaceous earth. The number of live insects by repetition after 24, 48 and 72 hours of exposure to Diatomaceous Earth. The behavioral bioassay was structured in a factorial (4 people x 3 doses of Diatomaceous Earth), where each repetition consisted of a single insect housed in the Petri dish. The movement of the insects was recorded and their locomotor behavior was observed for ten minutes. The tested variables were distance (cm) traversal velocity (cm. S-1), moving time (s) and number of stops. The results demonstrate an increased mortality of insects S. zeamais with increasing doses. There was also different responses among populations of S. zeamais in their behavioral resilience associated with decrease in distance traveled, the number of stops of insects with increasing doses. Confirming the existence of behavioral resistance in populations of S. zeamais studied. In view of this, the elucidation of possible behavioral changes in populations of S. zeamais exposed to Diatomaceous Earth can provide new ways to increase the effectiveness in the management of this pest.<br>O Brasil é um país com enorme potencial para a produção de grãos. No entanto, o país enfrenta sérios problemas no controle de pragas de grãos armazenados. O Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) é uma das pragas mais destrutivas do milho, cujo controle é feito por inseticidas, entretanto, seu uso indiscriminado tem ocasionado o desenvolvimento de populações resistentes. Neste contexto, a Terra Diatomácea destaca-se no controle de pragas de grãos armazenados. Em vista disto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar se há diferença entre as populações brasileiras de S. zeamais na sua capacidade de resistência à Terra Diatomácea associada a alguma característica comportamental de locomoção e a eficiência de controle de S. zeamais. Foram utilizadas quatro populações de S. zeamais provenientes dos estados do Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG) e Pernambuco (PE). O bioensaio eficiência de controle foi estruturado em um fatorial (3 doses de Terra Diatomácea x 3 tempos de exposição) com quatro repetições. Cada repetição foi constituída por dez insetos adultos, colocados em placas de Petri contendo milho tratado com Terra Diatomácea. Foi contabilizado o número de insetos vivos por repetição após 24, 48 e 72 horas de exposição a Terra Diatomácea. O bioensaio comportamental foi estruturado em um fatorial (4 populações x 3 doses de Terra Diatomácea), onde cada repetição foi constituída por um único inseto alojado em placa de Petri. O movimento dos insetos foi gravado e seu comportamento locomotor foi observado durante dez minutos. As variáveis testadas foram distância percorrida (cm), velocidade de caminhamento (cm. s-1), tempo em movimento (s), e número de paradas. Os resultados demonstram uma mortalidade crescente de insetos de S. zeamais com o incremento das doses. Observou-se também, respostas diferentes entre as populações de S. zeamais em sua capacidade de resistência comportamental associada a diminuição da distância percorrida e do número de paradas dos insetos com o incremento das doses. Confirmando a existência de resistência comportamental nas populações de S. zeamais estudadas. À vista disso, a elucidação de possíveis modificações comportamentais de populações de S. zeamais expostas à Terra Diatomácea pode proporcionar novos caminhos para aumentar a efetividade no manejo dessa praga.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2016-12-02T12:15:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Rodrigo Lenadro Braga Coitinho.pdf: 431687 bytes, checksum: 3510e17dbd6224b39b136428e9bf81c4 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-02T12:15:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rodrigo Lenadro Braga Coitinho.pdf: 431687 bytes, checksum: 3510e17dbd6224b39b136428e9bf81c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-02<br>The essential oils are promising alternative for the management of Sitophilus zeamais in stored maize. In this investigation, toxicity, repellency and persistence of essential oils in stored maize were evaluated using S. zeamais. The oil’s LC50s from leaves of Piper hispidinervum, Eugenia uniflora, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, eugenol compound, Piper marginatum, Schinus terebinthifolius and Melaleuca leucadendron and green fruits of S terebinthifolius, in the tests of contact and ingestion were estimated at 1.0; 11.6; 14.2; 14.8; 21.1; 57.7, 75.8 and 98.8 μL/40g maize, respectively. In fumigation tests for adults, the LC50s ranged from 94.7 to 0.53 μL/L of air and the toxicity ratios ranged from 178.7 to 2.0. In the fumigation for larvae with 7 to 14 days of age, only eugenol did not differ from control concerning number of adults emerged. In larvae with 7 to 21 days, the oils of green fruits from S. terebinthifolius and P. hispidinervum showed the best performance in relation to the control. Percentages of repellency varied between 97.4 (P. marginatum and C. zeylanicum) to 81% (P. hispidinervum). In the initial storage period (after impregnation), mortality of S. zeamais ranged between 93.8 (P. hispidinervum, Melaleucaleucadendron and eugenol) to 100% (E. uniflora, green fruits of S. terebinthifolius and P. marginatum). From 30 days, mortality generally decreased, except for P. marginatum (92.2%). According to the regression equations adjusted for the number of S. zeamais emerged throughoutthe storage period, there was no statistical significance for the oils of S. terebinthifolius and P. marginatum and control. For the average, the oil from P. marginatum was the most persistent, providing emergency of only 0.30 insects differing from the other oils and the control.<br>Os óleos essenciais constituem alternativa promissora para o manejo de Sitophilus zeamais em milho armazenado. Neste trabalho avaliou-se a toxicidade, a repelência e a persistência de óleos essenciais em milho armazenado, utilizando-se S. zeamais. As CL50s dos óleos de folhas de Piper hispidinervum, Eugenia uniflora, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, composto eugenol, Piper marginatum, Schinus terebinthifolius, e Melaleuca leucadendron e de frutos verdes de S terebinthifolius, nos testes de contato e ingestão, foram estimadas em 1,0; 11,6; 14,2; 14,8; 21,1; 57,7; 75,8 e 98,8 μL/40g de milho, respectivamente. Nos testes de fumigação para adultos, as CL50s variaram entre 94,7 a 0,53 μL/L de ar e as razões de toxicidade estiveram entre 178,7 a 2,0. Na fumigação para larvas de 7 a 14 dias de idade, apenas o eugenol não diferiu da testemunha, quanto ao número de adultos emergidos. Em larvas com 7 a 21 dias, os óleos de frutos verdes de S. terebinthifolius e de P. hispidinervum apresentaram o melhor desempenho, em relação à testemunha. As percentagens de repelência variaram entre 97,4 (P. marginatum e C. zeylanicum) a 81% (P. hispidinervum). No período inicial de armazenamento (logo após a impregnação), asmortalidades de S. zeamais variaram entre 93,8 (P. hispidinervum, Melaleuca leucadendron e eugenol) a 100% (E. uniflora, frutos verdes de S. terebinthifolius e P. marginatum). A partir dos 30 dias, as mortalidades, de um modo geral, decresceram, com exceção de P. marginatum(92,2%). De acordo com as equações de regressão ajustadas para o número de S. zeamais emergidos em todo o período de armazenamento, não houve significância estatística para os óleos de S. terebinthifolius e de P. marginatum e testemunha. Em relação à média geral, o óleo de P. marginatum foi o mais persistente, proporcionando emergência de apenas 0,30 insetos, diferindo dos demais óleos e da testemunha.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5580.pdf: 12897921 bytes, checksum: 7de4b9e632d7de714eb77bf5afad7e21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-27<br>Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos<br>The leaf-cutting ants are social species, living in permanent colonies. The genera of the greater importance, Atta (saúvas) and Acromyrmex (quenquéns), are the major plagues of Brazilian agriculture, to cause serious damages by its large and uncontrolled grazing, which leads to serious economic losses for many agrosystems. In the same way, the corn maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, belonging to the family Curculionidae, is the major pest species of stored corn. The corn grains are drilled and damaged by larvae and adults, causing numerous qualitative and quantitative losses of corn grains disabling its marketing. As the consequence, the effective control of these plagues is extremely important for agriculture and economy that aims to provide the nacional and international market quality products with high commercial value. In this context, the phytochemistry study of Annona sylvatica provides an alternative way to control these plagues, since that studies of these species showed a wide variety of natural products with promising activities, including, insecticide and fungicide, due to the large presence of acetogenins and lignans as secondary metabolites. This study allowed the isolation of fourteen compounds (four lignans, four acetogenins, three alkaloids and three steroids), however were identified eleven compounds due to the high structural complexity presented for the acetogenins. The identification techniques employed have been using single and two-dimensional spectra of 1H and 13C NMR and Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/NMR; HPLC/ESI-MS/MS e HPLC/APCI-MS/MS). For the biological tests, the ethanolic extract of the seeds stood out as potentially toxic to three bioassays cited above. The leaves and branches dichlorometanic fractions obtained by liquid-liquid partitioning of the extracts were toxic for leaf-cutting ants and their symbiotic fungus. Among the acetogenins isolated, only one of them showed a significant activity against corn maize weevil.<br>As formigas cortadeiras são espécies sociais, vivendo em colônias permanentes. Os gêneros de maior importância econômica, Atta (saúvas) e Acromyrmex (quenquéns), são as principais pragas da agricultura brasileira, por causarem sérios danos pela sua grande e descontrolada herbivoria, o que gera sérios prejuízos econômicos para muitos agroecossitemas. Nessa mesma vertente, o gorgulho do milho, Sitophilus zeamais, pertencente à família Curculionídea, é a principal espécie praga do milho armazenado. Os grãos são perfurados e danificados pelas larvas e adultos, inutilizando sua comercialização. Como consequência, o controle eficaz de tais pragas é de extrema importância para a agricultura e economia do país que visa oferecer ao mercado nacional e internacional produtos de qualidade e alto valor comercial. Nesse contexto, o estudo fitoquímico de Annona sylvatica fornece uma forma alternativa de controle a estas pragas, uma vez que estudos destas espécies mostraram uma ampla variedade de produtos naturais com atividades promissoras, entre elas, inseticida e fungicida, devido à ampla presença de acetogeninas e lignanas como metabólitos secundários. Este estudo resultou no isolamento de 14 compostos (quatro lignanas, quatro acetogeninas, três alcaloides e três esteroides), no entanto, foram identificados 11 compostos, devido à alta complexidade estrutural apresentada para as acetogeninas. As técnicas de identificação utilizadas foram através dos espectros uni e bidimensionais de RMN 1H e 13C e por Espectrometria de Massas (HPLC/NMR; HPLC/ESI-MS/MS e HPLC/APCI-MS/MS). Para os ensaios biológicos, o extrato etanólico das sementes destacou-se como potencial tóxico frente aos três bioensaios citados acima. As frações diclorometânicas das folhas e ramos obtidas através do particionamento líquido-líquido dos extratos foram tóxicas para as formigas cortadeiras e seu fungo simbionte. Dentre as acetogeninas isoladas, apenas uma apresentou uma atividade significativa frente ao gorgulho do milho.

Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq<br>Sitophilus zeamais is a global important pest-insect, known for the losses that it causes during production and grain storage. One of the main problems caused by synthetic pesticides use is the development of resistant insect populations. Essential oils of plants have been considered a promising alternative to the conventional management of pests insects, however, its direct application has limitations due to the instability of its composition and high volatility. According to this, the technology of nanoformulations production can increase the potential of essential oil use, and its compounds, by increasing the efficiency, and stability of these compounds. The aim of this study was evaluate the lethal and sub lethal effects of Lippia sidoides essential oil, its majoritary compound (thymol), and nanoformulations of essential oil based prototypes, under S. zeamais populations (N = 5) from different regions of Brazil. The chemical composition of the essential oil, and nanoformulation was analyzed by GC/MS/DIC. The completely random design consisted in four replications for each combination of treatment x populations of S. zeamais. Bioassays of acute toxicity were conducted in Petri dishes (6 x 1,5 cm) with 10 unsexed adults. The lethal doses (LD50 and LD90), and the lethal time (LT50) were obtained through topic application bioassays. To the nanoformulation storage efficiency was used the LD95. On the population growth, and grain consume bioassays were used different concentrations of nanoformulations to mass grain treatment. The major compound present in the L. sidoides essential oil was thymol (68.5%). During nanoformulation storage, the concentration of these compound increased, getting to 82% of the essential oil composition. L. sidoides essential oil lethal doses, needed to kill 50% of S. zeamais populations, vary between 7.1 to 19.9 μg mg-1. Jacarezinho, and Maracaju populations were, respectively, the most tolerant and susceptible populations to L. sidoides essential oil. Intermediates susceptibilities were observed to Aracaju, Rio Branco, and Sete Lagoas populations. To thymol LD50 were observed variations between 17.1 to 25.7 μg mg-1. To nanoformulations prototypes (18%) containing L. sidoides essential oil, and thymol were observed LD50 variations between 26.4 to 36 e 20.8 a 27.7 μg mg-1, respectively. L. sidoides essential oil, thymol, and their nanoformulations had a fast action under S. zeamais populations. Lethal times needed to kill 50% of the population vary between 5.8 to 62 hours. In all of those cases, the nanoformulations took longer to cause the same mortality. The nanoformulations caused mortalities higher than 80% of S. zeamais populations of over 210 storage days. Nanoformulations increasing concentrations resulted on intrinsic tax (ri), and grain consume reduction of S. zeamais populations. This study prove that nanoformulations of L. sidoides oil essential based prototypes and its majoritary compound are promising alternatives to the management of S. zeamais once these demonstrated high efficacy, low liberation of the substances, and good storage stability.<br>Sitophilus zeamais é uma praga de importância mundial que ocasiona danos em grãos durante sua produção e estocagem. Um dos principais problemas da utilização de inseticidas organosintéticos, usados para o controle desta praga, consiste no desenvolvimento de populações de insetos resistentes. Óleos essenciais de plantas tem sido considerados uma boa alternativa ao manejo convencional, porém sua utilização direta apresenta limitações devido à instabilidade de sua composição e a alta volatilidade. Neste sentido, a tecnologia de produção de nanoformulações pode aumentar a potencialidade do uso dos óleos essenciais e seus compostos por aumentar a eficiência e a estabilidade destes compostos. No presente estudo analisamos os efeitos letais e subletais do óleo essencial de Lippia sidoides, de seu composto majoritário (timol) e de protótipos de nanoformulações a base destes compostos sobre populações de S. zeamais (N = 5) provenientes de diferentes regiões do Brasil. A composição química do óleo essencial e da nanoformulação foram analisadas por CG/EM/DIC. O delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, consistiu em quatro repetições para cada combinação de tratamento x população de S. zeamais. Bioensaios de toxicidade aguda foram conduzidos em placas de Petri (6 x 1,5 cm) contendo 10 adultos não sexados. As doses letais (DL50 e DL90) e o tempo letal (TL50) foram determinados em bioensaios de aplicação tópica. Para a eficiência do armazenamento das nanoformulações utilizou-se a DL95. Nos bioensaios de crescimento populacional e consumo de grãos foram utilizadas diferentes concentrações das nanoformulações para o tratamento da massa de grãos. O composto majoritário presente no óleo essencial de L. sidoides foi o timol (68,5%). Durante o armazenamento da nanoformulação esse composto aumentou, chegando a até 82% da composição do óleo. As doses letais do óleo essencial de L. sidoides necessárias para matar 50% das populações de S. zeamais variaram de 7,1 a 19,9 μg mg-1. As populações de Jacarezinho e Maracaju foram, respectivamente, a mais tolerante e susceptível ao óleo essencial de L. sidoides. Susceptibidades intermediárias foram observadas para as populações de Aracaju, Rio Branco e Sete Lagoas. O timol apresentou DL50 que variou de 17,1 a 25,7 μg mg-1. Os protótipos das nanoformulações (18%) contendo óleo essencial de L. sidoides e timol apresentaram DL50 que variaram de 26,4 a 36 e 20,8 a 27,7 μg mg-1, respectivamente. O óleo essencial de L. sidoides, o timol e suas nanoformulações atuaram rapidamente sobre as populações de S. zeamais. Os tempos letais necessários para matar 50% das populações variaram de 5,8 a 62 horas. Em todos os casos as nanoformulações demoram mais tempo para causar a mesma mortalidade. As nanoformulações causaram mortalidades superiores a 80% nas populações de S. zeamais até 210 dias de armazenamento. Concentrações crescentes das nanoformulações ocasiononaram redução da taxa intrínseca de crescimento (ri) e do consumo de grãos das populações de S. zeamais. Este trabalho comprova que os protótipos de nanoformulação a base do óleo essencial de L. sidoides e seu composto majoritário são promissores para o manejo de populações de S. zeamais uma vez que demonstraram alta eficácia, liberação lenta das substâncias e boa estabilidade no armazenamento.

Considerado um dos aspectos mais complexos da genética quantitativa, a epistasia tem sido ignorada pelos melhoristas nos estudos de herança dos caracteres, principalmente os da herança da resistência de plantas a insetos, que são de difícil obtenção. No milho, a principal praga de grãos é o Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), devido a sua capacidade de atacar grãos tanto no campo quanto em silos. Contudo, as estimativas dos componentes aditivo e de dominância envolvidos na herança dessa resistência podem estar viesadas pela presença do efeito da epistasia. Utilizando o delineamento triple testcross, os objetivos deste trabalho foram: (i) verificar a presença da epistasia para os caracteres relacionados à resistência do milho ao S. zeamais; (ii) estimar os efeitos epistáticos em cada planta F2; e (iii) estimar o efeito da interação epistasia x ambientes para estes caracteres. As 300 progênies de retrocruzamentos utilizadas nesse estudo foram avaliadas em dois ambientes no município de Piracicaba/SP, em delineamento alfa-látice 15 x 20, no esquema fatorial com duas repetições por ambiente. Os caracteres avaliados foram: número de insetos mortos (NM); número de insetos emergidos (EM); tempo médio de desenvolvimento dos insetos (TM); índice de suscetibilidade (IS) e perda percentual de massa seca dos grãos (PE). No ambiente E. E. Anhumas a presença da epistasia foi detectada para todos os caracteres; porém, no ambiente Caterpillar o efeito da epistasia não foi detectado para nenhum dos caracteres. Na análise conjunta, os efeitos epistáticos foram detectados para os caracteres NM, EM, IS e PE. O efeito da epistasia do tipo aditivo x dominante e/ou dominante x dominante foi mais importante para todos os caracteres que a epistasia do tipo aditiva x aditiva. A interação da epistasia com os ambientes foi significativa apenas para os caracteres TM e PE. Identificaram-se efeitos epistáticos bidirecionais significativos em plantas F2 para todos os caracteres no ambiente E. E. Anhumas e para os caracteres NM, EM, IS e PE na análise conjunta. O grande número de plantas F2 que apresentaram epistasia para mais de um caráter simultaneamente sugere a presença de epistasia pleiotrópica. As estimativas da variância aditiva e da interação aditiva com ambientes foram significativamente maiores que as das variâncias de dominância para a maioria dos caracteres. As magnitudes das estimativas dos coeficientes de herdabilidade para todos os caracteres variaram de baixas a medianas. A alta correlação genética entre os caracteres EM e PE sugere que o caráter PE, que é de difícil avaliação, pode ser selecionado indiretamente através do caráter EM que é de fácil avaliação para programas de melhoramento visando resistência ao S. zeamais. Os resultados obtidos na análise conjunta sugerem que, na população estudada, a epistasia constitui um componente importante da variância genética, de forma que as estimativas da variância aditiva, de dominância, graus médios de dominância e coeficientes de herdabilidade estão viesadas.<br>Considered one of the most complex components in quantitative genetics, the epistasis has been ignored by plant breeders, especially in inheritance studies of plant resistance, because the traits are laborious to evaluate. Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an important grain pest, due to its ability to attack in both field and silo conditions. However, the estimation of additive and dominance components in the inheritance of resistance to this pest may be biased due to epistatic effects. With the use of the triple test cross design, this research was aimed to: (i) verify the role of epistasis in the inheritance of maize resistance to S. zeamais, (ii) estimate the epistatic effects in the resistance traits of each F2 plant; (iii) estimate the epistasis x environment interaction. The 300 backcross progenies of this study were evaluated in two environments at Piracicaba, Brazil, in 2008/2009 growing season, using an alpha-lattice 15 x 20 design in a factorial arrangement with two replications per environment. The recorded traits were: number of dead weevils (NDW); number of emerged weevils (EW); mean development period (DP); index of susceptibility (IS) and the percentage of dry grain weight loss (DGWL). The epistatic effects were detected in Anhumas Experimental Station (AES) environment for all traits although they were absent in Caterpillar Experimental Station environment. In the combined analysis epistasis was detected for NDW, EW, IS and DGWL traits. The additive x dominance and/or dominance x dominance epistasis were more important than the additive x additive epistasis for all traits. The epistasis x environment interaction was significant only for traits DP and DGWL. Significant epistatic effects, which were not unidirectional, were detected in F2 plants for all traits in AES and for the traits NDW, EW, IS and DGWL in the combined analysis. Several F2 plants presented epistasis for more than one trait simultaneously suggesting the presence of pleiotropic epistasis. Estimates of additive, dominance and the additive by environment interaction variances were significant for all traits. Estimates of additive and additive by environment interaction variances were significantly higher than those of dominance variance for most of the traits. The magnitudes of the heritability coefficients estimates ranged from low to intermediate. The genetic correlation between EW and DGWL traits suggests that DGWL, which is difficult to evaluate, can be indirectly selected by the EW trait, which is easier to evaluate, in a breeding program. The results from the combined analysis suggests that, in the population studied, the epistasis is an important component of the genetic variance; therefore, estimates of additive, dominance variance, the average levels of dominance and heritability coefficients are biased.

Objetivou-se, no presente estudo, avaliar a ação de extratos orgânicos e frações de plantas com atividade inseticida, bem como, a associação de extratos orgânicos brutos com terra de diatomácea no controle de Sitophilus zeamais Mots. (Coleoptera: Curculionidade), em milho armazenado. Os extratos foram obtidos por meio de maceração em solventes orgânicos (hexano, diclorometano e etanol), em ordem crescente de polaridade, das seguintes estruturas e espécies vegetais: ramos, folhas e sementes de Annona montana e de A. mucosa; ramos de Aristolochia cf. paulistana e folhas e ramos de Casearia sylvestris. No screening visando à identificação dos extratos mais promissores, verificou-se que os extratos de sementes de A. mucosa e de A. montana, em hexano e diclorometano, seguido pelos extratos de folhas das mesmas espécies, em hexano, foram os tratamentos mais promissores, os quais foram, então, selecionados para os ensaios seguintes. Entre os extratos promissores, os obtidos de sementes de A. mucosa em hexano e em diclorometano foram os que apresentaram os menores valores de concentração letal média (CL50) (110,28 e 149,79 ppm, respectivamente). Observou-se, ainda, pequena variação no tempo letal médio (TL50) (4,14 a 6,10 dias) dos extratos selecionados. Os extratos de sementes de A. mucosa, tanto em hexano como em diclorometano, apresentaram efeito de contato sobre S. zeamais, via aplicação tópica, entretanto, nenhum dos extratos selecionados apresentou efeito inseticida via contato em superfície contaminada (papel filtro). Verificou-se, ainda, que os extratos em hexano e em diclorometano de sementes de A. mucosa apresentam pequena redução na atividade inseticida após 56 dias de armazenamento, sendo estes os extratos com maior efeito residual quando aplicados em grãos de milho visando ao controle de S. zeamais. Na associação de terra de diatomácea com extratos de sementes de A. mucosa, em hexano, e de A. montana, em diclorometano, constatou-se efeito antagônico entre as duas técnicas, quando avaliada a mortalidade dos gorgulhos expostos a tais tratamentos. Posteriormente, com base nos resultados dos ensaios biológicos e na avaliação do perfil cromatográfico dos extratos brutos obtidos por cromatografia em camada delgada (CCD), selecionaram-se os extratos em hexano de sementes de A. mucosa e de A. montana para realização de fracionamentos biomonitorados com a finalidade de se obterem os compostos responsáveis pela bioatividade observada. As frações em diclorometano e em hidroálcool do extrato em hexano de A. montana e de A. mucosa, obtidas por partição líquido-líquido, apresentam efeito inseticida para S. zeamais, sem, contudo, haver diferença entre ambas as frações de cada extrato. Todas as frações bioativas, de ambos os extratos, foram analisadas por CCD, utilizando-se diferentes eluentes e reveladores, por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e por ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (RMN de 1H), e seus resultados mostraram a presença de alcalóides e acetogeninas em todas as amostras analisadas. Assim, possivelmente, compostos de tais classes químicas estão relacionados com a bioatividade observada.<br>The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of organic extracts and fractions of plants with insecticidal activity, as well as, the combination of crude organic extracts with diatomaceous earth in order to control Sitophilus zeamais Mots. (Coleoptera: Curculionidade) in stored corn. The extracts were obtained by maceration technique using organic solvents (hexane, dichloromethane and ethanol) respecting the order of increasing polarity. The species and their structures used were: branches, leaves and seeds of Annona montana and A. mucosa; branches of Aristolochia cf. paulistana and branches and leaves of Casearia sylvestris. In the screening assay, the most promising treatments were extracts from seeds of A. mucosa and A. montana, in hexane and dichloromethane, followed by extracts from leaves of the same species, in hexane. Thus, these extracts were selected for further tests. Among the promising extracts, the seed extract of A. mucosa in hexane and in dichloromethane showed the lowest Lethal Concentration (LC50) (110.28 and 149.79 ppm, respectively). There was a little variation in the Lethal Time (LT50) of the selected extracts ranged between 4.14 and 6.10 days. Seed extracts of A. mucosa, in hexane and dichloromethane, showed a contact effect to S. zeamais via topical application; althought, none of the selected extracts showed insecticidal effects by contact in contaminated surface (filter paper). Both hexane and dichloromethane extracts from seeds of A. mucosa showed a slight decrease in their insecticidal activity after 56 days being these values the highest residual effect among the extracts tested when applied on maize for the control of S. zeamais. The association of diatomaceous earth with A. mucosa seed extracts in hexane, as well as, A. montana in dichloromethane caused an antagonistic effect between the two techniques when evaluated the mortality of weevils exposed to such treatments. Supported by the results of biological tests and the evaluation of the chromatographic profile of crude extracts obtained by thin layer chromatography (TLC), we selected the hexanic extracts of A. mucosa and A. montana seeds to fractionation and identify the responsible compounds by the observed bioactivity. The hydroalcoholic and dichloromethanic fractions of the hexane extract of A. montana and A. mucosa, obtained by liquid-liquid partition, showed insecticidal effects on S. zeamais having no difference among them about the provoked mortalities. All the bioactive fractions of both extracts were analyzed with TLC, using different solvents and developers, by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR), and their results showed alkaloids and acetogenins in all samples. Thus, possibly, compounds of these chemical classes may be related to the bioactivity observed.

The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is one of the most destructive storage insect pest of maize (Zea mays L.) in tropical Africa and worldwide, especially when susceptible varieties are grown. Therefore, grain resistance against the maize weevil should be part of a major component of an integrated maize weevil management strategy. The specific objectives of this study were to: i) determine farmers’ perceptions about weevil resistance in maize cultivars; ii) determine the genotypic variation for maize weevil resistance in eastern and southern Africa maize germplasm lines; iii) study the gene action conditioning weevil resistance in the inbred line populations from eastern and southern Africa maize germplasm and to measure their combining ability for yield and weevil resistance; iv) determine the effectiveness of two cycles of modified S1 recurrent selection in improving a tropical maize population “Longe5” for weevil resistance and agronomic superiority and v) evaluate the effectiveness of the “weevil warehouse techniques” compared to the “laboratory bioassay technique” as methods of maize screening against the maize weevil. A participatory rural appraisal (PRA) was conducted in three districts between December 2010 and January 2011, to gather information on the maize weevil pest status in Uganda and farmers’ perceptions about improved maize varieties and the major attributes desired in new maize varieties. Over 95% of farmers knew the maize weevil and its pest status, and were reportedly controlling the maize weevil using wood ashes, red pepper and Cupressus sempervirens. The estimated postharvest weight losses attributed to weevil damage was over 20% within a storage period of four months. The most highly ranked attributes desired in the new maize varieties included high grain yield, tolerance to drought and low nitrogen stresses, resistance to field pests and diseases, good storability and resistance to storage pests. In the search for new sources of weevil resistance, a total of 180 inbred lines from three different geographical areas were screened for weevil resistance using the laboratory bioassay technique. Eight inbred lines (MV21, MV23, MV75, MV102, MV142, MV154, MV157, and MV170) were consistently grouped in the resistant class, and therefore selected as potential donors for weevil resistance in the maize improvement programs. Large significant genetic variations for weevil resistance, and high levels of heritability (89 – 96%) were observed. The results revealed that there was no significant association between maize weevil resistance andgrain yield; suggesting that breeding for maize weevil resistance can be achieved without compromising grain yield. Eight weevil resistant and two susceptible inbred line parents were crossed in a 10 x 10 full diallel mating design and the resulting 45 experimental hybrids and their reciprocal crosses evaluated for grain yield and secondary traits under four environments, and also to determine the gene action regulating their expression. The F1 hybrid seed, F2 full-sib and F2 half-sib grain generated from the 45 experimental hybrids and their reciprocals under two environments in Namulonge, were evaluated for weevil resistance using F1 weevil progeny emergence, median development period (MDP), Dobie’s index of susceptibility (DIS), and parental weevil mortality as susceptibility parameters. The general combing ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), and reciprocal effects were all significant for grain yield, with SCA accounting for over 80% of the hybrid sum of squares. Inbred line parent MV44 exhibited positive significant GCA for grain yield and thus can be utilized in the development of synthetics and hybrids. Hybrids MV21 x MV13, MV154 x MV44, and MV154 x MV102 and all hybrids between parent MV142 and the rest of the parental lines exhibited positive and significant SCA effects. For the weevil resistance parameters, the general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA) and reciprocal effects were all significant for F1 weevil progeny emergence, MDP, and DIS in the three seed categories. The results revealed that weevil resistance was governed by additive gene action, non-additive, and maternal effects. Parents MV170 and MV142 were consistently exhibiting weevil resistance in the three seed categories and thus recommended for future breeding strategies. Furthermore, most of the hybrids generated from parental line M142 were noted to exhibit outstanding performance in terms of grain yield and weevil resistance. Another study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of two cycles of modified S1 recurrent selection towards the improvement of weevil resistance in a maize population Longe5. Over 540 selfed ears were selected from the source population (C0) and screened for weevil resistance in the laboratory at Namulonge. Based on weevil resistance characteristics, 162 genotypes were selected from C0 and recombined in an isolated field to generate cycle C1. The same procedure was used for generating cycle C2 from cycle C1, but instead 190 weevil resistant C1 genotypes were selected and recombined to form C2. Seed from cycles C1 and C2, together with that from the source population (C0), was used to plant an evaluation trial in three locations, to compare the performance of the three cycles in terms of grain yield and reaction to the major foliar diseases, and also to produce seed for subsequent screening against weevil ii infestation. A total of 54 seed samples were screened for weevil resistance in a laboratory at Namulonge, in an experiment laid out in a randomized complete block design. A reduction in grain weight loss of 65% was registered in the C2 seed, whereas in C1 seed it was 15%. A similar trend was observed for F1 weevil progeny emergence and grain damage. Grain yield results indicated a yield gain of 19% realized from cycle C2 while a yield gain of 7% was realized from cycle C1. Furthermore, reductions in disease severity of 27%, 10% and 13% were exhibited for Turcicum leaf blight (TLB), grey leaf spot (GLS) and rust disease, respectively in cycle C2. The results indicated that Longe5 can be improved for maize weevil resistance, grain yield, and resistance to foliar diseases through selection. Further recurrent selection cycles would be recommended. The last study was aimed at evaluating the potential of shelled grain and suspended ear options of the weevil warehouse technique in discriminating maize genotypes into different susceptibility classes, based on genotype response to weevil attack. It involved comparing the effectiveness of the two options under the weevil warehouse technique with the laboratory bioassay technique using grain damage and grain weight loss as the maize grain susceptibility parameters. Fourteen maize genotypes were screened using the weevil warehouse and the laboratory bioassay techniques at Namulonge. On grouping the 14 genotypes into different response classes, high levels of consistency were observed in the three screening techniques. Therefore, the two weevil warehouse screening options being faster and effective in discriminating maize cultivars towards weevil attack, they were found to be better than the laboratory bioassay technique. The minimum evaluation period required to discriminate genotypes by the two weevil warehouse options was two months from the onset of the experiment. The maize weevil was noted to be an important storage pest constraining maize production in Uganda. The major weevil control measures included proper postharvest handling procedures and use of indigenous technical knowledge. The results also revealed that host plant resistance could significantly reduce grain damage. It was further revealed that grain resistance against the maize weevil could be enhanced through hybridization and recurrent selection; thus the germplasm identified in the study can provide new sources of maize weevil resistance for commercial deployment and further breeding.<br>Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.

碩士<br>國立中興大學<br>昆蟲學系<br>81<br>The distributions of the eggs laid by the female maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamaiz Motschulsky) on each maize seed were variable. For one pair of the maize weevils in an ovi position period of 1- or 2-week, the eggs on the seed distributed randomly (Poisson distribution); in 3-week oviposition, the distributed aggregatively (negative binomial distribution). The eggs, laid by either five or ten pairs of the weevils in 1- to 3-week, also distributed aggregatively. The growth, development, and the population parameters of the maize weevils at 28℃ and 70% RH in different maize varieties (Tainan No. 17, Tainan No. 5, Tainan Selected No. 10, Tainan No. 11, Tainung No. 1, and Tainung No. 351) were analyzed By using the age- stage, two-sex life table in order to take the variable developmental rates among stages and both sexes into account. The intrinsic rate of increase of the maize weevil on Tainan No. 5 was the greatest (r = 0.419/week), but it was not significantly different from those on Tainan No. 11, Tainung No. 351, and Tainan No. 17; however, on Tainan Selected No. 10, it was the smallest (r = 0.236/week). The lower developmental threshold and the thermal summation estimated by linear regression were 12.0℃ and 82.0 degree-weeks for female reared on Tainan No. 17; 11.7℃ and 85.7 degree-weeks for male. Moreover, the upper developmental threshold estimated by nonlinear regression was 35.5℃ for both male and female. The population parameters at different temperatures showed that the intrinsic rate of increase was the greatest (r = 0.557/week) at 30℃ and the smallest at (r = 0.176/week) at 20℃. For the maize weevil reared at 30℃ and different relative humidities, the greatest intrinsic rate of increase (r = 0.499/week) was obtained at 75% RH, and the smallest (r = 0.073/week) was at 48% RH. The germination rate of maize seeds infested by the maize weevil was significantly decreased; while the number of abnormal seedlings and dead seeds increased.

Master of Science<br>Department of Grain Science and Industry<br>Subramanyam Bhadriraju<br>Spinosad, methoprene, deltamethrin, and deltamethrin plus methoprene, are approved in the United States for treating popcorn. The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), and maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) are two stored-product insects found in popcorn. The efficacy of spinosad and methoprene against P. interpunctella in popcorn were determined in laboratory and field studies. In the laboratory study, eggs (to represent first instars), third, and fifth instars of the laboratory strain of P. interpunctella were exposed to 0.7, 1.4, 2.8 ppm methoprene and 1 ppm spinosad treated popcorn, respectively, to assess larval or adult emergence. In the field study, untreated and treated popcorn samples were placed in vinyl mesh pouches with two mesh-opening sizes and were buried 5 cm below popcorn surface. Pouches with large mesh-opening were used to monitor natural insect infestation between May to October, 2017. Pouches with small mesh-opening were used to conduct laboratory bioassays to evaluate adult emergence of P. interpunctella from eggs after exposed to treated popcorn. Probe traps, food- and pheromone-baited traps, and sticky traps were used to monitor insects in storage bins and cleaning processing facility. The laboratory study showed that there was no P. interpunctella adults emerged from eggs, third, and fifth instars in methoprene treated popcorn during 6 month storage. However, methoprene did not reduce egg-to-larval survival. Larval and adult emergence in the spinosad treated popcorn was significantly lower than controls. Field study showed that there was no adult emergence in methoprene treated popcorn in most cases, and significantly lower adult emergence in spinosad treated popcorn compare to control. P. interpunctella larva was the major insect found in large pouches. The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), and P. interpunctella were primary insect species captured by probe traps, food- and pheromone-baited traps and sticky traps over the six months’ study. These results suggested that methoprene could reduce P. interpunctella adult emergence. Spinosad also effectively suppressed the infestation of P. interpunctella. The field strain of S. zeamais was exposed to spinosad (1 ppm), methoprene (0.7, 1.4, 2.8 ppm), deltamethrin (0.5, 1.0 ppm), and deltamethrin plus methoprene (0.5+1.25, 1.0+2.5 ppm) treated popcorn, respectively, for 1 to 336 h exposure time. Mortality was assessed at 0, 7, 14, and 21 d after transferring to clean popcorn except for methoprene treatments which only counted mortality at 0 d. Progeny and adult emergence were counted after 42 d incubation in clean or original popcorn, respectively. All insecticides showed no delay toxicity against S. zeamais adults. Spinosad caused 100% mortality of S. zeamais after 336-h exposure. Complete progeny reduction and highest adult emergence reduction at 168 h exposure. The highest mortality of S. zeamais was 67.1 and 70.5% in deltamethrin and deltamethrin plus methoprene treated popcorn, respectively. Methoprene showed limited efficacy against S. zeamais including low mortality, progeny reduction and high adult emergence. These results indicated that spinosad was effective against S. zeamais. It is necessary to combine other insecticides with deltamethrin and methoprene to control field strain of S. zeamais in stored popcorn.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1992.<br>Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-52).

碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>植物病蟲害學系<br>84<br>The data showed that the maize weevil female lived to the age of 118.8 days,with a preoviposition period of 6-15 days, ovipositing 0.04-2.9 eggs daily until she died, and deposited 231.7 eggs on average. The reproduction peak occurred at 21-40 day-old. More than 80% of the offspring produced by the female younger than 45 day-old completed the development in 24-29 days, whereas the de- -velopmental time of 60% offspring produced by the female older than 46 days was less than 24 days. On free-choice test, the mean number of offspring emerged from brown rice, polished rice, sor- -ghum, wheat, imported corn and native corn, with different fatty acid value, was significantly different at the 5% level according to Duncan''s multiple range test. Whatever on free or no-choice test the mean number of emerged offspring on brown rice was the greatest, with the shortest developmental time, among the tested. Therefore, it is considered that brown rice is the favorite host grain for the maize weevils. On free-choice test, the offspring produced on corn, with different fatty acid value, were signifi- -cantly different. The data showed that the fatty acid was one of the choice targets when these weevils oviposit. On free-choice test, the offspring developmental time on the native corn, with extraction of oil, without extraction of oil and with extraction of oil but hexanoic acid added was significantly different. It showed that the fat in grains affected the development of maize weevils. On free-choice test, the number of eggs deposited in corn with different fatty acid value by the the normal weevils and by those only with the right antenna removed and by those with both the left and right removed were some significantly different; no significant difference occurred on no-choice test.The data showed that the antennae of maize weevils, have the function to explore the fatty acid value changes in grain when they are ovipositing.