Insect feeding preferences on Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo city, Brazil
Piperaceae species have been placed among the basal angiosperm and are adapted to a variety of habitats including moist forests, secondary vegetation and dry high lands. The major anatomical/morphology features are of small trees, vines, and shrubs for Piper species, while the epiphytic and succulent characteristics are predominant forms among Peperomia species. Their secondary chemistry can be mostly represented by amides, phenylpropanoids/lignoids, and chromenes in addition to a phletoria of biosynthetically mixed-origin secondary compounds. Although several amides and lignans are known as insecticides, several phytophagous insects, among which some considered pests of economic importance, have been observed feeding vigorously on Piperaceae species. Herein we describe the feeding preferences of fourteen phytophagous species of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera over approximately fifty Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, in a long-term basis.
Main Authors: | Vanin,Sérgio A., Ramos,Clécio S., Guimarães,Elsie F., Kato,Massuo J. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia
2008
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262008000100013 |
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