BIOACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF THE GENUS Eugenia, Citrus and Mentha ON Plutella xylostella (LINNAEUS, 1758) (LEPIDOPTERA: PLUTELLIDAE) RESISTANT TO THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT CHLORANTRANILIPROLE
Toxicity, larvae, biology, food inhibition
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is the main limiting factor for cabbage cultivation in tropical areas of the world, due to its high reproductive capacity and fast life cycle. However, the indiscriminate use of insecticides has generated several problems, therefore, due to the aforementioned problems caused by the use of insecticides, processes that are less aggressive to man and nature in general have been sought. Therefore, alternative control measures must be adopted, such as the use of botanical insecticides in the form of extracts or essential oils. Thus, this thesis aims to evaluate and analyze the insecticidal potential of sublethal doses of essential oils from species belonging to the Rutaceae and Lamiaceae families, to be used in the control of P. xylostella, as well as to identify the main interferences in the morphology, biology and insect behavior induced by these oils. The insecticidal activity was evaluated through the application of sublethal concentrations of essential oils of Citrus limon, Citrus aurantium and Mentha spicata, through bioassays of larval toxicity, fertility life table and behavioral tests.