Title:	Acaricidal activity of palm oil on Aceria guerreronis (Acari:Eriophyidae) and a nontarget predator.
Authors:	FREITAS, G. S. de SENA FILHO, J. G. de SARAIVA, W. V. A. VIEIRA, I. G. OLIVEIRA, E. E. TEODORO, A. V.
Affiliation:	GISELLE SANTOS DE FREITAS; JOSE GUEDES DE SENA FILHO, CPATC; WENNE VINICIUS ARAUJO SARAIVA, UFMA; ISADORA GOMES VIEIRA, UFMA; EUGENIO EDUARDO OLIVEIRA, UFV; ADENIR VIEIRA TEODORO, CPATC.
Date Issued:	2019
Citation:	Journal of Entomological Science, v. 54, n. 2, p. 60-68, abr. 2019.
Description:	The coconut mite,Aceria guerreronisKeifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), is a severe andubiquitous pest of coconut plantations worldwide. Vegetable oils contain fatty acids that areactive against a variety of agricultural pests; however, little is known about their efficiency incontrollingA. guerreronisas well as their adverse effects on its natural enemies. Here, weassessed the chemical profile of palm oil as well as its toxicity and repellence to bothA.guerreronisandTyphlodromus ornatusDenmark and Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a naturalenemy of the pest. Oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids accounted for over 85% of palm oil fattyacid composition. Also, palm oil was approximately 4-fold more toxic to the coconut mite thanto its predator. Furthermore, the lethal concentration percentage (LC)50and LC99of palm oilindicated greater activity against the coconut mite than to its predator. Therefore, by exhibitinghigher toxicity and repellence to the coconut mite, with substantial selectivity to the predatorT.ornatus, palm oil is a promising tool to be integrated in the control ofA. guerreronisin coconutplantations.
Thesagro:	Coco Ácaro Praga de Planta Controle Biológico Óleo Vegetal
NAL Thesaurus:	Coconuts Fatty acids Plant pests
DOI:	doi.org/10.18474/JES18-67
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATC)