Effect of Anacardium humile St. Hill (Anacardiaceae) Aqueous Extract on Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stal, 1854) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597

Melissa Grindi Bragato Pistori; Antonia Railda Roel; José Raul Valério; Marlene Conceição Monteiro Oliveira; Eliane Grisoto; Rosemary Matias

doi:10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597

Effect of Anacardium humile St. Hill (Anacardiaceae) Aqueous Extract on Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stal, 1854) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597

Melissa Grindi Bragato Pistori Universidade Católica Dom Bosco
Antonia Railda Roel Universidade Católica Dom Bosco
José Raul Valério Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte - EMBRAPA
Marlene Conceição Monteiro Oliveira Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária / Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural
Eliane Grisoto Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/USP
Rosemary Matias Universidade Anhanguera – Uniderp

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597

Keywords: insecta, insecticidal plants, plant active ingredients, sugarcane pests

Abstract

The study of plant-derived substances for the control of insect pests is desirable in the attempt to discover less toxic insecticides that are safe for the environment. Indeed, extracts from the cashew of the savannah, Anacardium humile, have shown insecticidal activities against certain insects. The sugarcane root spittlebug Mahanarva fimbriolata is considered an important pest of sugarcane, causing severe damage and significant yield reductions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the aqueous extract of A. humile (0.05, 0.4 and 1.0%) on M. fimbriolata. The application of the aqueous extract of Anacardium humile resulted in 53.1% nymphal mortality at a concentration of 1.0%, which was significantly higher than that observed in the negative control. The nymphal period and longevity of M. fimbriolata, however, were not affected by the aqueous A. humile extract.

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Author Biographies

Melissa Grindi Bragato Pistori, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Aluna Mestrado em Biotecnologia

Antonia Railda Roel, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Programa de Mestrado em Biotecnologia

José Raul Valério, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte - EMBRAPA

Laboratório de Plantas Forrageiras

Marlene Conceição Monteiro Oliveira, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária / Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural

Departamento de Pesquisa

Eliane Grisoto, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/USP

Aluna de doutorado do Programa de Pós Graduação do Departamento de Entomologia

Rosemary Matias, Universidade Anhanguera – Uniderp

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Regional, Universidade Anhanguera –Uniderp

Published

2013-05-17

How to Cite

Pistori, M. G. B., Roel, A. R., Valério, J. R., Oliveira, M. C. M., Grisoto, E., & Matias, R. (2013). Effect of Anacardium humile St. Hill (Anacardiaceae) Aqueous Extract on Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stal, 1854) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 35(4), 413-417. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v35i4.16597

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Issue

Vol 35 No 4 (2013)

Section

Crop Protection

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