Dispersal of aphids, whiteflies and their natural enemies under photoselective nets

Integrated Pest Management of insects includes several control tactics, such as the use of photoselective nets, which may reduce the flight activity of insects. Limiting the dispersal of pests such as aphids and whiteflies is important because of their major role as vectors of plant viruses, while a minor impact on natural enemies is desired. In this study, we examined for the first time the dispersal ability of three vector species, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in cages covered with photoselective nets. Contrary to the results obtained with aphids, the ability of the whitefly B. tabaci, to reach the target plant was reduced by photoselective nets. In a second set of experiments, the impact of UV-absorbing nets on the visual cues of two important predator species, Orius laevigatus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae), was evaluated. The anthocorid was caught in higher numbers in traps placed under regular nets, whereas the mites preferably chose environments in which the UV radiation was attenuated. We have observed a wide range of effects that impedes generalization, although photoselective nets have a positive effect on pest management of whiteflies and aphids under protected environments.

Geologia econômica da região de Currais Novos - RN

O presente trabalho descreve a geologia econômica da região de Currais Novos, no Rio Grande do Norte, onde estão as principais jazidas de scheelita e de molibdenita do Brasil: jazidas Brejuí e Barra Verde. As rochas metamórficas da área pertencem à Série Ceará e são constituídas por gnaisses, calcários e tactitos. O autor evidenciou a existência de duas fases metamórficas no desenvolvimento dessas rochas. A primeira, datada de 750 \'+ OU -\' 50 M.A. possibilitou o desenvolvimento das texturas e dos minerais essenciais dos gnaisses e calcários e a formação dos tactitos compostos essencialmente de epidoto, diopsídio, granada, quartzo, calcita e vesuvianita. Ainda nessa fase ocorreu o empurrão das rochas da área oeste sôbre o gnaisse da Formação Seridó, ocasionando inversões de camadas nas áreas de Brejuí, Barra Verde, Quixabeiral, etc. Na segunda fase, com 550 \'+ OU -\' M.A. de idade, ocorreu microclinização dos gnaisses biotíticos das formações Parelhas e Quixaba e a mineralização dos tactitos, devido ao aporte de tungstênio, molibdênio, flúor, cobre, etc., provenientes do granito de Acari. Na etapa final dessa fase houve a intrusão do granodiorito Acauã. As rochas \"magmáticas da região estão representadas por: a) um grande batólito granítico heterogêneo - o maciço Acari -, constituído por quatro fácies petrográficas: um granodiorito pórfiro, um granito monzonítico, um diorito e pequenos corpos granodioriticos. b) um pequeno stock granodiorítico homogêneo e intrusivo - o. granodiorito Acauã. c) Diques de basaltos, aplitos e pegmatites. O minério da região é o tácito, que apresenta nítidos contrôles estratigráficos e estruturais, os quais servem de guias para a prospecção. Têm as jazidas Brejuí e Barra Verde um teor médio da ordem de 0,6% em \'W IND. O 3\' e 0,2% em Mo e uma espessura média de 2m. Nas outras ocorrências sua possança média é inferior a 1 m e o teor médio inferior a 0,5% em \'W IND. O 3\'. Sendo mantida a atual produção da região, cerca de 650 t métricas/ano de concentrados com 75% de \'W IND. O 3\', só as reservas conhecidas nas jazidas Brejuí e Barra Verde serão suficientes para abastecer o mercado por mais 20 anos

Distribution of halacarid species in sediment surface samples of Josephine Bank and Great Meteor Bank, Northeast Atlantic (Table 4)

In 22 samples, 6 from Josephine Bank and 16 from the Great Meteor Bank, 14 halacarid species were found and described. Halacarus spiniger n. sp., Copidognathus magniporus n. sp., Arhodeoporus lineatus n. sp., A. brevocularis n. sp., Coloboceras karamani n. sp., Scaptognathus minutus n. sp., and Atelopsalis newelli were hithero unknown. Acaromantis squilla Trouessart & Neumann and Atelopsalis tricuspis Trouessart were redescribed. Four larvae, probably belonging to Copidognathus longips Bartsch, C. tricorneata (Lohmann), Lohmannella falcata (Hodge), and Atelopsalis newelli n. sp. were described, two Scaptognathus larvae could not be identifird. To date only three species, Copidognathus tricorneata, Lohmannella falcata, and Scaptognathus minutus, have been found on both seamounts.

The interstitial subsoil fauna on the beach of Sarso Island, Red Sea

The scope of this research was to find out, how important is the presence of brackish water for the formation of the characteristical littoral subsoil fauna in the interstitial spaces of beaches. There is little precipitation in the Red Sea area and therefore little influence of freshwater on the beach. Moreover, the sandy beach of Sarso Island (Farasan Archipelago) is bordered landwards and underneath by solid limestone, preventing subsoil fresh water, if there is any, from penetrating into the beach region. The salinity of the interstitial water from Sarso beach lies a little above the salinity of the adjacent sea. The microfauna of Sarso beach is composed to a rather big proportion of such species that are known to be characteristical littoral subsoil water species, partially of world wide distribution. The ecological analysis of this fauna, i.e. the freeliving Nematodes, reveals the presence of two distinct associations: 1. the association of the low level subsoil region, close to the sea, with clear interstitial water, subject to regular exchange with the water of the adjcent sea. 2. the association of the high level subsoil region, 4-10 meter distant from the sea, with brownish water. Contrary to earlier results there is no distinction in salinity between the two associations, so it is not longer justified to apply the term brackish water fauna on the animals living in the association of the high level subsoil region.

Ticks; a monograph of the Ixodoidea /

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