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Insecticidal effectiveness ofMammea Americana (Guttiferae) extracts on larvae ofDlabrotica Virgifera Virgifera (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) andTrichoplusia Ni (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)

Eficacia insecticida en extractos deMammea americana L. contra larva deDiabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) y Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Abstract

Seed and leaf extracts ofMammea americana (mamey apple) have a historical use as a biopesticide with the active components previously characterized. We reexamined the utility of this natural bioinsecticide in light of existing sources of material as a by-product of the fruit processing industry. Our results addDiabrotica virgifera virgifera andTrichoplusia ni to the list of insects which are susceptible to the insecticidal ingredients ofM. americana and confirms earlier reports of activity againstBlatella germanica, Periplaneta americana, andPlutella xylostella. We report LD5Os for crude hexane extracts ofM. americana leaves and seeds againstT. ni. These materials represent renewable sources of bioinsecticides for agriculture, and should regenerate interest in coumarin-type compounds for novel pesticidal action.

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Extractos de semilla y hoja deMammea Americana han sido tradicionalmente usados como biopesticidas, los componentes activos de los cuales fueron caracterizados previamente. Nosotros hemos reexaminado la utilidad de este bioinsecticida natural debido a la existencia defuentes de este material como un derivado de la industria de procesamiento de fruta. Nuestros resultados añadenDiabrotica virgifera virgifera yTrichoplusia ni a la lista de insectos susceptibles a los ingredientes insecticidas deM. mericana, y confirman anteriores informes de actividad contra Blatella germanica,Periplaneta Americana, yPlutella xylostella En este artćulo también presentamos las LDi50 para el extracto crudo de las semillas y las hojas deM. Americana contraT. ni. Estos materiales representan fuentes de bioinsecticidas renovables para la agricultura y deberían renovar el interés en compuestos de tipo cumárico en busca de nuevas acciones pesticidas.

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    Lyn Greenspan Gallo & Donna M. Gibson

  2. Dept. of Entomology, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, NY

    Leslie L. Allee

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Gallo, L.G., Allee, L.L. & Gibson, D.M. Insecticidal effectiveness ofMammea Americana (Guttiferae) extracts on larvae ofDlabrotica Virgifera Virgifera (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) andTrichoplusia Ni (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Econ Bot 50, 236–242 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861454

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