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    Variação da massa específica aparente e unitária e da porosidade do milho-pipoca durante o processo de secagem.

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    Pode-se inferir que varios fatores afetam a qualidade do milho-pipoca, dentre eles, propriedades fisicas como tamanho do grao e massa especifica. Com isso, o objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar propriedades fisicas de dois cultivares de milho-pipoca em funcao do teor de umidade. Foram utilizados graos dos cultivares Zelia e CMS 43. A secagem do produto foi realizada a 40oC. Simultaneamente determinou-se a massa especifica aparente e unitaria de ambos os cultivares e varios niveis de umidade. A faixa de teor de umidade utilizada foi de 10,2 a 17,2% e 10,4 a 19,4%, para os cultivares Zelia e CMS 43, respectivamente. Os valores medios obtidos foram 768 e 767 kgm3 de massa especifica aparente, 1.242 e 1332 kg.m3 de massa especifica unitaria e 38 e 42 % de porosidade, para os cultivares Zelia e CMS 43, respectivamente. O comportamento das propriedades fisicas, apresentou a mesma caracteristica da maioria dos produtos agricolas

    Does the aggressiveness of the prey modify the attack behavior of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Stål) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)?

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    Does the aggressiveness of the prey modify the attack behavior of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Stål) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)? The stink bug Supputius cincticeps (Stål) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) is a predator found in several Brazilian regions, which possesses desirable attributes as a natural control agent and in biological control programs. The aim of this study was to test if the attack behavior and predation success of S. cincticeps were affected by prey species. Larvae of Tenebrio molitor (L.) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), and Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) were offered to S. cincticeps in laboratory bioassays where predatory attack and prey defensive behaviors were observed for 2-hour periods. The attack behavior of S. cincticeps changed with the prey species offered. More than 25% of T. molitor and S. frugiperda larvae were immediately attacked, but T. arnobia was not immediately attacked by S. cincticeps. Successful attack (i.e., successful insertion of the predator stylets into the prey) depends on the region of the body attacked, with a greater proportion of successful attacks in the anterior than in the median or posterior regions. Larvae of T. arnobia and S. frugiperda displayed a sequence of abrupt head and body movements in response to S. cincticeps attack. Attempts of predation were more successful on T. molitor and S. frugiperda than on T. arnobia. Information about the differential attack behavior of S. cincticeps on different prey species is important for designing successful biological control programs using this hemipteran predator
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