Viabilidade de biofábrica de Trissolcus basalis e Telenomus podisi utilizando a estrutura da Unipampa Itaqui

Abstract

With humanity's growing concern with environmental conservation problems, especially those related to agricultural activities, the need to implement pest control systems that are efficient and less polluting than the chemical methods used becomes evident. Biological pest control turns out to be a low-cost and ecologically sustainable alternative. Regarding the control of insects that are considered pests in crops, the insertion system of a parasitoid in the middle can be extremely satisfactory, causing a significant reduction in the number of insects when compared to the traditional chemical methods used. The egg parasitoids Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera:Platygastridae) (WOLLASTON, 1858) and Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera:Platygastridae) (ASHMEAD, 1893) are an important natural control agent of stink bugs, considered a crop pest in Rio Grande do Sul. The work aimed to carry out a bibliographical survey on methodologies used for the production of biological control agents Trissolcus basalis and Telenomus podisi, and to present through this the feasibility of installing a biofactory at Unipampa campus Itaqui. The work brings data about the mass rearing of these parasitoids in the laboratory, describing the methodology for obtaining the insects, as well as rearing and storage methods. Considering the data survey carried out, it is feasible to implement a plant for mass production of Trissolcus basalis and Telenomus podisi at Unipampa campus Itaqui.