Faunistic analyses of fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in orchards surrounded by Atlantic Forest fragments in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, Paraná state, Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 395 - 403
• Main Authors: Monteiro, L B, Tomba, J A S, Nishimura, G, Monteiro, R S, Foelkel, E, Lavigne, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01-07-2019
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Anastrepha; Anastrepha daciformis; Anastrepha dissimilis; Anastrepha distincta; Anastrepha fraterculus; Anastrepha grandis; Anastrepha montei; Anastrepha obliqua; Anastrepha pickeli; Anastrepha pseudoparallela; Anastrepha serpentina; Anastrepha sororcula; Animal Distribution; Animals; Atlantic Forest biome; Biodiversity; Biological materials; BIOLOGY; Brazil; Ceratitis capitata; Citrus - growth & development; Crop Production - methods; Crops; Crops, Agricultural - growth & development; Diptera; Ecosystems; Entomology; faunal indexes; Female; Females; Forests; Fruit flies; Fruit trees; Fruits; Hypotheses; Integrated pest management; Life Sciences; Male; Metropolitan areas; Municipalities; Orchards; Organic Agriculture; Pest control; Plant protection; population dynamics; Rosaceae - growth & development; Species; Tephritidae; Tephritidae - classification; Tephritidae - physiology; Vegetal Biology; Brazil; Atlantic Forest; faunal indexes; Anastrepha; population dynamics; Atlantic Forest biome; índices faunísticos; dinâmica populacional; bioma Mata Atlântica
• ISSN: 1519-6984; 1678-4375; 1678-4375
• DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.178458

The objective of this trial was to characterize the assemblage structure of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) by determining the diversity and faunal indices. Fruit flies were collected for ten years between 2003 and 2015 in six municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Paraná. The orchards were divided into three crop protection strategies: organic, conventional, and integrated pest management. The characteristic of each community was determined using the Shannon-Wiener, Margalef, and Pielou's indexes. The frequency, constancy, and dominance indexes were also determined. Biological material was analyzed using the explanatory variables: site, crop, plant protection strategy, and susceptibility period. A total of 8,089 fruit flies were collected, of which 4,681 were females. The species Anastrepha daciformis Bezzi, A. dissimilis Stone, A. distincta Greene and A. pickeli Lima were recorded for the first time in Paraná State, the occurrence of three other species was recorded for the first time in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba (A. montei Lima, A. obliqua Macquart, and A. sororcula Zucchi), in addition A. fraterculus (Wiedemann), A. grandis (Macquart) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). A. fraterculus accounted for 98.5% of the collected species. Only A. fraterculus and A. sororcula were found in fruits. Fruit flies occurred predominantly in peach trees cultivated under organic conditions. The Shannon index indicated that the municipality of Cerro Azul had the highest diversity and richness whereas apple orchards had the lowest diversity. Crops cultivated under organic conditions exhibited the highest diversity whereas those cultivated under conventional conditions had the highest evenness index. The largest specimens number was collected during the period of crop susceptibility.