Natural insecticide based-leaves extract of Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) in the control of stink bug brown soybean

• Main Authors: Ludmila Porto Piton, Leonardo Morais Turchen, Alessandra Regina Butnariu, Mônica Josene Barbosa Pereira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2014-11-01
• Series: Ciência Rural
• Subjects: pimenta-de-macaco; Euschistus heros; pragas da soja; fitoinseticida.
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782014001101915&lng=en&tlng=en

This research aimed to evaluate the insecticide potential of the leaves extract of Piper aduncum (L.) (Piperaceae) on development of brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.), major pest in soybean crop in Mato Grosso State. For this a bioassay was conducted with eggs, nymphs and adults of this stink bug, using the concentrations 0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0 and 8.0%, of the extract acetonic of P. aduncum and acetone for control. It was evaluated the numbers of unviable eggs, nymphs death and longevity, fecundity and fertility of the adults. In the immersing eggs bioassay, all concentrations greater than 1% unviable more than 70% of the eggs, while in the contact bioassay only 19% of the eggs were unviable in 8% concentration, differing of control. In nymphs bioassay the concentrations of 8% and 4% caused death of 72% and 52%, respectively. In adults bioassay all concentrations tested reduced significantly the survival and reproduction of the insects. Thus is evidence that P. aduncum is a potential plant for stink bug control, because it had deleterious action in all development phases on E. heros.