Distribuição espacial e temporal de percevejos da soja e comportamento de Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) na soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) ao longo do dia

Abstract

From december 2006 to april 2008 was conducted a experiment at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, with objective to verify spatial and temporal distribution of soybean stink bug, with georeferenced surveying. The samplings was accomplished in area of 6,64 hectares of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill), it was divided in a sample grid of the 105 points, spaced in 25 x 25 m. Colonization of the field occurred on soybean s vegetative period, from its adjacent borders to the fields of early soybean and sunflower, by the adults entry from these crops to the experimental area, because later sowing. From the beginning seed until the pod filling of the soybean, the tendency of stink bug population increase by the borders was kept. In the crop 2007/08, due to the sowing have been carried through at that recommended period, the spatial distribution of stink bugs started simultaneously in several points in the field and it did not present clear influence of the adults entry from other areas. In both the crops the populations increase occurred from beginning pod and beginning seed and to species abundance and its population s peaks varied of a crop for another. During overwintering it verified presence of stink bug in the area, feeding itself in the straw on the soil and living on grains fallen into the harvest, or in alternative host plants as Raphanus sp. With objective to study nymphs and adults of Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) behavior on day time on soybean, was conducted a experiment at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, from april to may 2007. The experimental design employed was a factorial of order fourth, in randomized complete block design (24x3x3x3) (day time x distribution x location x behavior), with five blocks. The stink bugs were observed hourly, during 24 times. The stink bugs plant distribution (top, middle and botton), their location in plant organs (pod, leaf ou HRPR stem, branch, stick or raceme) and their behavior (resting, locomotion, feeding ativity) was registered. During the first and second instars, the nymphs had presented gregarious habit, and a small percentage in movement around of the posture. The nymphs started the feeding activity on second instar, and the locomotion was just around of the posture and the same organ where they were. From the third instar nymphs became more active, with bigger ditribution on plant and feeding more frequently. Locomotion times were near and precedents to feeding times and precedent the dusk, indicating the search for preferential locations for feeding or shelter. Nimphs and adults P. guildinii located preferentially in pod, them whats are associated to repose and feeding activity behaviors. In the nocturnal period, with air temperature lower than in the diurnal period, P. guildinii s nymphs had remained in stems circled by pods, because of the search by sheltered locations. Percentage P. guildinii in feeding activity increased of 7,37% of second-fourth instar for 16,92% in the fifth instar, and 34,77% adult phase. P. guildinii remained, preferentially, in middle plants stracta along the day time, not presenting a clear behavior of distribution in superior plants stracta in defined chedules. Thus, should not be indicated groups ideal schedule's for insecticides application for your control.