Efecto del flufenoxuron sobre la actividad copuladora del macho de Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The effect of benzoilphenylureas was studied on the copulating capacity of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) males. Two groups of third instar larvae were treated with flufenoxuron, one by ingestion and another by contact with an DL60 rate. After emergence of the adults, ten males of the each treatment were put individualy in a filter paper cylinder, from the first night until death, in the presence of a virgin female that shift daily. After the female death they were desiccated in order to see the presence or not of the spermatophore in the bursa copulatrix. It was observed that the S. littoralis males that proceeded from the flufenoxuron treated larvae did not change their copulating capacity. The metodology was considerate efficient to evaluate the copulate capacity of this specie males.Ha sido evaluado el efecto de benzoilfenylureia sobre la capacidad copuladora de machos de Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepdoptera: Noctuidae). Dos grupos de larvas de 3o estadio fueron tratados con el flufenoxuron, uno por ingestión y el otro por contacto, con una concentración del producto igual a la DL60. Cuando hubo la emergencia de los adultos, 10 machos por tratamiento fueron individualizados en cilindros de papel de filtro y puestos a copular con hembras vírgenes, que eron sustituídas diariamente, hasta la muerte de las mismas. Las hembras que fueron ofrecidas a los machos, al morir, eron dissecadas para verificar se estaban o no copuladas, a través de la observación de la presencia de espermatóforos en la bursa copulatrix. Fue observado que los machos de S. littoralis provenientes de larvas tratadas con el flufenoxuron, no tuvieron su capacidad copuladora alterada. La metodología fue considerada adecuada para evaluar la atividad copuladora y el número de copulaciones realizadas por el macho de esta especie

Screening of sweet potato clones resistant to soil insects

O objetivo deste trabalho foi selecionar clones comerciais de batata-doce para a região do Triângulo Mineiro. Dos clones avaliados, 60 foram obtidos por policruzamentos e cedidos pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), três, entre produtores rurais dos municípios de Araguari, Uberlândia e Machado, todos do Estado de Minas Gerais, e outros nove foram usados como testemunhas (Brazlândia Branca, Brazlândia Rosada, Surpresa, Rio Doce, Morena Roxa, Coquinho, Arroba, Pira 1 e o Clone 042). O experimento foi instalado no espaçamento de 1,10 x 0,45 m, utilizando-se o delineamento blocos casualizados, com 72 tratamentos, quatro repetições e 16 plantas por parcela. Entre os clones avaliados 32,8% apresentaram alta ou moderada resistência a insetos de solo. O clone 95041 foi o mais produtivo, com 28.048,96 kg/ha. Os clones 95009, 95010, 95014, 95020, 95033, 95042 e 95057 foram altamente resistentes a insetos de solo. _______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTA research was carried out with the objective of selecting commercial clones for weather conditions of the Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Sixty of the clones evaluated were obtained by polycross and given by the Universidade Federal de Lavras, three were from the farmers of the municipalities of Araguari, Uberlândia and Machado, located in Minas Gerais State, and nine clones were used as standards (Brazlândia Branca, Brazlândia Rosada, Surpresa, Rio Doce, Morena Roxa, Coquinho, Arroba, Pira 1 and Clone 042). The experiment was installed in a spacing of 1.10 x 0.45 m, using a randomized block design, with 72 treatments, four replicates and 16 plants per plot. Among the evaluated clones, 32.8% showed high or moderate resistance to soil insects. The clone with the highest yield was the clone number 95041, which produced 28,048.96 kg/ha. The others, 95009, 95010, 95014, 95020, 95033, 95042 and 95057 were highly resistant to soil insects

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data