Biologia da Mosca-Negra-dos-Citros, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby 1915 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) em três plantas hospedeiras e uso do fungo Aschersonia sp., como agente entomopatogênico.

Abstract

The citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi) an important pest of the citrus of Asian origin, was detected in Brazil in 2001. The aim of this research was to evaluate the biology and infestation levels of A. woglumi in three host plants (orange Pêra, C. sinensis, acid lime Tahiti, Citrus latifolia and mango, M. indica) and biometry evaluations. For this, experiments were assembled in the period of January to June of 2006 at laboratory conditions. It was verified that acid lime Tahiti had been shown as the most suitable host for A. woglumi. Orange Pêra and mango are similar, being the citrus genus the most favorable to the complete development of A. woglumi. Mango is an appropriate host for A. woglumi. The duration of embrionary development was 15 days on average for the three hosts. The fourth nymph stadium was the longest when compared to the other stages of evolutive cycle. The higher viabilities were on third nymph stages, eggs and second nymph stages. The duration of egg-adult cycle was 70 days on average (2 months and 10 days) for the three hosts evaluated.