ABSTRACT Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) is a private, protected area inside a remnant of the Atlantic Forest with high biodiversity. Although the bats of the reserve have been sampled for more than two decades, few studies have been published about them. Based on a compilation of data from several surveys, we present an updated list of the bat species there and compare it with surveys from other locations in the Atlantic Forest. From August 1998 to September 2021, at least 194 sampling nights were carried out at REGUA by different research groups from various institutions, totaling 448,092 m2.h of sampling. A total of 4,069 individuals were captured, belonging to 47 species and six families. Additionally, our results indicate that it is possible that some species that occur at REGUA have not been recorded yet. REGUA has the greatest number of bat species known for the Atlantic Forest. This most likely results from the fact that the reserve includes large areas of mature, continuous forest connected with other protected areas in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Another factor contributing to the high diversity of bat species at REGUA is that the area has been intensely sampled for many years. Given that the bat assemblage there appears to be a good proxy to ascertain the ecological patterns of biodiversity in well-preserved forests, we consider REGUA to be an important area for long-term ecological research. The basic knowledge about the ecological interactions of bats with different food resources and zoonotic microorganisms offers a unique opportunity to carry out research in several areas of knowledge, making it possible to address questions about bat assemblage structure, bat-parasite ecology, competition, niche partitioning, and other related studies.

ABSTRACT Amblyomma Koch, 1844 is distributed worldwide, with ca. 130 species currently recognized. These ticks are vectors of pathogens to animals and humans, including the causative agent of the New World Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Species of the Amblyomma parasitize a wide range of organisms, especially medium and large terrestrial mammals. Here we report for the first time the association of Myotis lavali Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & Oliveira, 2011, Noctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818 and Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758) as hosts for Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888. The ticks were originally identified as Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787), in 2011. However, a later taxonomic review indicated that the species of the A. cajennense complex occurring in the Caatinga is A. sculptum. We also discuss the ecoepidemiological implications of this association.

Este experimento foi desenvolvido em um Latossolo, no Núcleo Experimental de Engenharia Agrícola, localizado em Cascavel - PR, com o objetivo de avaliar os atributos físicos e o esforço tratório de semeadora-adubadora em quatro estados de compactação, e sua influência na população inicial das culturas de soja e milho. O delineamento consistiu em esquema "Split Block", com dois fatores, sendo duas culturas (soja e milho) no primeiro fator e quatro estados de compactação no segundo fator, totalizando oito tratamentos. Os tratamentos foram: T0 - sem compactação adicional; T1 - com uma passada; T3 - com três passadas, e T5 - com cinco passadas de rolo compactador. Avaliaram-se a profundidade do sulco, a velocidade média de deslocamento, a força e a potência requerida na barra de tração na operação de semeadura, a densidade e a resistência do solo à penetração e, ainda, a população inicial das culturas. Com os resultados observados, pode-se concluir que a pressão aplicada pelo disco duplo defasado não foi suficiente para manter a mesma profundidade de sulco no maior estado de compactação. A resistência à penetração do solo de 2,50 e 3,00 MPa e a densidade do solo máxima de 1,39 Mg m-3 não interferiram na população inicial de plantas de soja, no entanto, para o milho, ocorreu redução nos tratamentos. À medida que ocorreu variação na profundidade de sulcamento e na velocidade de deslocamento, aumentou a força de tração por linha para as duas culturas estudadas.

This experiment was conducted in an Oxisol, in the Experimental Center of Agricultural Engineering, located in Cascavel (PR), Brazil, with the objective of evaluates the physicals attributes and the tractor effort of a planter in four levels of compactation and the influence in the initial population in the cultures of soybean and corn. The experimental outliner scheme was "Split Block", tested with two factors, being two cultures (soy and corn) the first factor and the four levels of compactation the second one, totalizing eight treatments. The four levels of compaction were determined as: T0 - without compaction; T1 - with one pass of the soil compact roll; T3 - with tree, and T5 - with five passes. The parameters evaluated were: the depth of the furrow, average speed, traction force and power force, soil bulk density, soil penetration resistance and the stand of the soybean and corn cultures. The results showed that the applied pressure by the double unbalanced record was not sufficient to maintain the furrow depth in major compactation level.The soil penetration resistance 2.50 and 3.00 MPa and the maximum bulk density 1.39 Mg m-3 did not influence the initial population of the soybean culture, however with the corn culture occurred a reduction in the treatments. When the variation in the depth and the speed of the movement occurred, the strength of traction per line for both cultures studied increased.