ABSTRACT The rice stem bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stal (Hem.: Pentatomidae), is one of the main insect pests in Brazilian rice crops. Knowledge of its spatiotemporal distribution can support the development of an effective sampling system and improve IPM strategies. This study aimed to map the spatiotemporal distribution of rice stem bug in flooded rice crop in Southern Brazil. Flooded rice crop was scouted for two seasons to estimate insect densities. Four occurrence categories were observed: no insect, only adults, only nymphs, and both phases. The relationship between phenological stages and insect categories was established. Interpolation (mapping) of occurrence categories of T. limbativentris was performed by multiquadric equations. In two seasons during the rice cycle, the results indicate that rice stem bug “adults" were the most abundant category until the mid-vegetative phase of the rice; “nymphs" were the most abundant from the end of vegetative phase; “adults + nymphs" occurred from the beginning of reproductive phase; there were no rice stem bugs in more than 66% of the area, as they were most concentrated near the edge of the crop. The information presented here provides further knowledge about T. limbativentris spatiotemporal dynamics that can be applied to improve IPM strategies, such as developing sampling plans and localized control measures at the edge of rice fields.

Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os efeitos da pressão de compactação do solo no sulco de semeadura e dos tratamentos de sementes com inseticidas sobre a produtividade de grãos e sobre os danos causados por cupins nas plantas de arroz de terras altas, em plantio direto, na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Foram realizados três experimentos, que consistiram de cinco tratamentos de sementes combinados com três (primeiro experimento) ou quatro (segundo e terceiro experimentos) pressões de compactação em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial. Os tratamentos de sementes foram: T0, sem tratamento; T1, imidacloprid+thiodicarb; T2, thiametoxam; T3, carbofuran; e T4, fipronil+pyraclostrobin+tiofanato metílico. As pressões de compactação aplicadas foram: 25, 42 e 268 kPa, no primeiro experimento; e essas mesmas pressões mais 126 kPa, no segundo e no terceiro experimentos. O tratamento de sementes foi eficaz no aumento da produção de grãos de arroz, de 1.753 para 4.141 kg ha-1, especialmente na pressão de compactação mais baixa, de 25 kPa. A pressão de compactação de aproximadamente 180 kPa no sulco de semeadura proporciona maior rendimento de grãos de arroz e menos colmos mortos por cupins. O uso da compactação do solo na linha de semeadura com tratamento de sementes aumenta significativamente a produtividade de grãos de arroz no sistema plantio direto.

Abstract The objective of this work was to determine the effects of soil compaction pressure on the sowing furrow and of seed treatments with insecticides on grain yield and on termite damage in upland rice plants under no-tillage, in the Center West region of Brazil. Three experiments were carried out, consisting of five seed treatments combined with three (first experiment) or four (second and third experiments) compaction pressures in a randomized complete block design, in a factorial arrangement. The seed treatments were: T0, without treatment; T1, imidacloprid+thiodicarb; T2, thiamethoxam; T3, carbofuran; and T4, fipronil+pyraclostrobin+thiophanate-methyl. The compaction pressures applied were: 25, 42, and 268 kPa, in the first experiment; and these same pressures plus 126 kPa in the second and third experiments. Seed treatment was effective in increasing rice grain yield, from 1,753 to 4,141 kg ha-1, especially in the lowest compaction pressure of 25 kPa. Soil compaction around 180 kPa in the sowing furrow results in higher rice grain yield and in fewer stems killed by termites. The use of soil compaction on the sowing furrow with seed treatment significantly increases rice grain yield under a no-tillage system.

Tibraca limbativentris (percevejo-do-colmo) é um inseto altamente prejudicial à cultura do arroz no Brasil. O objetivo com este trabalho foi definir a distribuição espacial de T. limbativentris e aperfeiçoar o método de amostragem por meio da aplicação de técnicas geoestatísticas e construção de mapas de predição em arrozal irrigado por inundação, no Planalto da Campanha do Rio Grande do Sul. Os experimentos foram realizados em lavoura de arroz situada no município de Itaqui - RS, nos anos agrícolas de 2009/10, 2010/11 e 2011/12, efetuando-se amostragens quinzenais para contagem de ninfas e adultos, conforme grids georreferenciados com pontos espaçados em 50m na primeira safra e em 10m nas demais safras. Realizou-se a análise geoestatística via ajuste de semivariogramas e da interpolação dos dados numéricos por krigagem ordinária para verificar a dependência espacial e posterior mapeamento populacional. Os resultados obtidos indicaram que o percevejo do colmo, T. limbativentris, possui forte dependência espacial. Os mapas de predição permitem estimar a densidade populacional da praga e a visualização de sua distribuição espacial em lavoura de arroz irrigado por inundação, possibilitando o aperfeiçoamento do método de amostragem tradicional para o percevejo-do-colmo

Tibraca limbativentris (rice stem bug) is an insect highly injurious to the rice crop in Brazil. The aim of this research was to define the spatial distribution of the T. limbativentris and improve the sampling process by means of geostatistical application techniques and construction of prediction maps in a flooded rice field located in the "Planalto da Campanha" Region, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. The experiments were conducted in rice crop in the municipality of Itaqui - RS, in the crop years of 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12, counting fortnightly the number of nymphs and adults in a georeferenced grid with points spaced at 50m in the first year and in 10m in the another years. It was performed a geostatistical analysis by means adjusting semivariogram and interpolation of numeric data by kriging to verify the spatial dependence and the subsequent mapping population. The results obtained indicated that the rice stem bug, T. limbativentris, has a strong spatial dependence. The prediction maps allow estimating population density of the pest and visualization of the spatial distribution in flooded rice fields, enabling the improvement of the traditional method of sampling for rice stem bug

The toxicological impact of chemical pesticides on fungal entomopathogens and their use in tank-mixing can be directly measured through in vitro compatibility tests. This study reports the in vitro toxicity of eight insecticides, four fungicides and five herbicides in the conidial germination, vegetative growth and conidiation of Metarhizium anisopliae (strain CG 168). A conidial suspension containing the pesticide at recommended field dosage was subjected to constant agitation in a rotary shaker for 3h to simulate a tank mixing. Then, aliquots of each suspension were used to determine conidial germination, vegetative growth and conidiation on potato dextrose agar (PDA). The fungicides difenoconazole (69 mL ha-1), propiconazole (75 mL ha-1), trifloxystrobin (313 g ha-1) and azoxystrobin (56 mL ha-1) were the most harmful products to all biological stages of M. anisopliae and they should not be applied together with this fungus in tank mixing. The insecticides exhibited the least degree of toxicity to this fungal pathogen, whereas the herbicides had the greatest impact on mycelial growth. The agrochemicals compatible with M. anisopliae were the insecticides methyl parathion (240 mL ha-1), thiamethoxam (31 g ha-1), and lambda-cyhalothrin (6.3 mL ha-1) and the herbicides glyphosate (1560 mL ha-1), bentazon (720 mL ha-1), and imazapic+ imazapyr (84 g ha-1). The compatible pesticides could be simultaneously used with this bio-control agent for integrated pest management in rice production systems.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar os danos qualitativos e quantitativos, causados por adultos de Oebalus poecilus (Dallas) Stal, em panículas de 39 genótipos de arroz irrigado. Em campo, as panículas emergentes foram isoladas em gaiolas e infestadas com dois insetos, no início da fase leitosa das espiguetas. Panículas não infestadas serviram de testemunha. Após a colheita, amostras compostas de 50 espiguetas de cada grau de infestação, para cada genótipo, foram semeadas em telado, e a emergência foi determinada após 16 dias. Manchas no grão foram avaliadas em amostras de 50 espiguetas. O percevejo provocou alterações significativas, pois reduziu a massa e o número de espiguetas por panícula, a porcentagem de plântulas emergidas, e aumentou a porcentagem de espiguetas vazias e com grão manchado. A combinação da porcentagem de perda de massa com a de sementes inviáveis foi de 44%, e da perda de massa com a de espiguetas manchadas, de 81,4%. A maior porcentagem de plântulas emergidas de espiguetas manchadas ocorreu nos genótipos de ciclo médio. Os genótipos de ciclo curto CNAi 8859, CNAi 8879, CNAi 8885 e CNAi 8886, e os de ciclo médio CNAi 9089, CNAi 9097, CNAi 9150, CNAi 9687 CNAi 9730, CNAi 9747 e CNAi 9778 são os mais tolerantes ao percevejo-das-panículas.

The objective of this work was to compare the effects of infestation with adults of rice stink bug, Oebalus poecilus (Dallas) Stal, on panicles of 39 genotypes of irrigated rice. In the field, newly emerged panicles were isolated in cages and infested with two insects in the beginning of the milky stage. Non-infested panicles comprised the controls. After harvest, samples of 50 spikelets from each infestation level were seeded in screen house, and the emergence was determined 16 days after planting. Stains in the grain were evaluated in samples of 50 spikelets. The stink bug produced significant alterations, reducing weight and number of spikelets per panicle, and percentage of seedlings, and increasing the percentage of empty spikelets and spikelets with stained grain. Combined percentage of weight loss with no viable seeds was 44%, and combined percentage of weight loss with stained spikelets was 81.4%. The highest percentage of seedlings emerged from stained spikelets was observed in genotypes of median season. The short season genotypes CNAi 8859, CNAi 8879, CNAi 8885 and CNAi 8886, and the median season genotypes CNAi 9089, CNAi 9097, CNAi 9150 CNAi 9687, CNAi 9730, CNAi 9747 and CNAi 9778 are the most tolerant to rice stink bug.