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Mites from Cerrado fragments and adjacent soybean crops: does the native vegetation help or harm the plantation?

Experimental and Applied Acarology volume 64, pages 501–518 (2014)Cite this article

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Aiming to recognize the distribution patterns of the mite fauna in soybean crops and to determine the existence of similarity in the composition of species between Cerrado fragments and these plantations, samplings were carried out in 10 areas located in Brazilian Mid-Western and Southeastern regions. Each area was comprised of one fragment of Cerrado sensu stricto and one adjacent soybean crop plantation, with simultaneous samplings carried out on both of them. From the total sampled species, 111 were recorded in the Cerrado and 25 in soybean crops. About 68 % were common in both environments and only eight were exclusively found in soybean. All the species of Phytoseiidae recorded in soybean were also found in the Cerrado. The tetranychid mite Mononychellus planki (McGregor) was the most abundant species (96.3 % of the total individuals) and the only one recorded in every sampled crop. The main occurrence of M. planki was verified in soybean crops using the transgenic cultivar ANTA 82. In general terms, it has been observed that Cerrado fragments do not shelter pest species that may attack soybean and can contribute to the increase of possible predator species in this agroecosystem.

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To FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) (Procs. 06/57868-9, 08/07835-2 and 10/19935-1) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for providing the financial support for this study. To CNPq (National Council for Technological and Scientific Development) for authors’ research fellowships. To land owners for providing access to the forest fragments and crops in their properties. To Dr. Edson Hirose (Embrapa Soja), Dr. Márcio F. Peixoto (IFET—Rio Verde-GO) and Dr. Luis Adriano Maia Cordeiro (Embrapa Cerrados), for help on the selection of the studied areas.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, UNESP, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil

    José M. Rezende & Felipe M. Nuvoloni

  2. Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, UNESP, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil

    Antonio C. Lofego

  3. Embrapa, Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Final W5 Norte, Cx. Postal 02372, Brasília, DF, 70.770-900, Brazil

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Rezende, J.M., Lofego, A.C., Nuvoloni, F.M. et al. Mites from Cerrado fragments and adjacent soybean crops: does the native vegetation help or harm the plantation?. Exp Appl Acarol 64, 501–518 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9844-5

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Keywords

  • Acari
  • Brazilian savannah
  • Phytoseiidae
  • Mononychellus planki