INSETICIDAL OILS FROM AMAZON PLANTS IN CONTROL OF FALL ARMYWORM

ANA CLÁUDIA VIEIRA DOS SANTOS; CARROMBERTH CARIOCA FERNANDES; LUCAS MARTINS LOPES; ADALBERTO HIPÓLITO DE SOUSA

INSETICIDAL OILS FROM AMAZON PLANTS IN CONTROL OF FALL ARMYWORM

2016

ANA CLÁUDIA VIEIRA DOS SANTOS | CARROMBERTH CARIOCA FERNANDES | LUCAS MARTINS LOPES | ADALBERTO HIPÓLITO DE SOUSA

The potential insecticidal of oils from southwestern Amazon plants against Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) was investigated. Initial bioassays were performed with undiluted oils from 11 plant species. The efficacy of the oils was evaluated against eggs and third-instar caterpillars of S. frugiperda. The oils of Copaifera sp. (Leguminosae), Orbignya phalerata (Arecaceae), and Carapa guianensis (Meliaceae) displayed a high efficacy against the caterpillars and were used in subsequent concentration-response bioassays, at concentrations established through preliminary tests. The highest nonlethal concentrations of oils and the lowest lethal concentrations were calculated. A completely randomized design was adopted in both bioassays. The LC50 of the oils varied from 7.50 to 60.84% (v/v). Copaifera sp. oil had the highest toxicity and was 6.84-fold more toxic than O. phalerata oil and 8.11-fold more toxic than Carapa guianensis oil. In general, oils from Copaifera sp., O. phalerata, and Carapa guianensis were effective in controlling S. frugiperda caterpillars under laboratory conditions, and are good candidates for use in integrated management programs of corn pests.

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