Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; This study was developed with the objective of qualifying and quantifying the damage caused by Oncideres impluviata in Acacia mearnsii, as well as verifying the potential use of entomopathogenic fungi in the biological control of the insect. Two articles were presented, the first referring to the influence of the attack of Oncideres impluviata...
Forest species can have their seeds damaged by granivorous insects, especially by those in their larval stage. In this context, this study aims to report the occurrence of Amblycerus species in Cordia trichotoma seeds, to describe their main damage to seeds and effects on germination, as well as their associated hymenopteran parasitoids. Therefore, seven trees were selected in the municipality of Taquaruçu do S...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different chemical control of alternative weed in soil fauna in initial planting of Eucalyptus grandis. The treatments consisted of partial and full control of the weed vegetation. Collections were conducted through soil trap (pitfall). We collected 26,136 specimens, distributed in 13 taxonomic groups (Araneae, Blattodea, Chilopoda, Collembola, Coleoptera, ...
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of different soil preparation and hole sizes in an orchard of Carya illinoinensis pecan (Wangenh.) K. Koch (Juglandaceae) by the Order Coleoptera fauna. A pecan orchard was established in spacing 7 m x 7 m, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil in randomized block design, with five blocks and four treatments, using: small pit 20 m x 60 cm (Cp); more harrowing su...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; The aim of this study was to evaluate the biodiversity of ants in coal mining area in the city of Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul. Thus, two methods of sampling were used and, as a result, this work was divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, the survey of the mirmecofauna was carried out monthly with attractive bait in the period from July 2014 ...
The present study aimed at identifying which insect species damages seeds of Erythrina crista-galli L. From November 2012 to January 2013, six E. crista-galli trees were selected in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and six pods were taken from each tree. Such pods, properly packaged and identified, were taken to UFSM’s forest pest laboratory and stored in plastic containers until the ad...