ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Effects of essential oils from the Brazilian pepper tree, eucalyptus and citronella on brassica aphids Brevicoryne brassicae and Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and their parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2022-12-08
Acceptance date: 2023-04-19
Online publication date: 2023-05-04
Corresponding author
Carlos Diego Ribeiro dos Santos
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2023;63(3):286-296
HIGHLIGHTS
- Schinus terebinthifolius (St), Eucalyptus citriodora (Ec), and Cymbopogon winterianus (Cw) are plants that produce essential oils (EOs), have insecticidal and/or repellent action.
- Higher mortality rates for two brassica aphids achievied 100% for Brevicoryne brassicae; and 98.99% for Myzus persicae, Cw treatment Females chemotactic responses of aphid’ parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae, were different depends of OEs
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TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Essential oils (EOs) are alternatives to synthetic insecticides used to control aphids that
attack brassica species. However, the effects of species such as the Brazilian pepper tree
(BPEO) Schinus terebinthifolius (Raddi), lemon eucalyptus tree (LEEO) Eucalyptus citriodora
(Hook), and citronella grass (CGEO) Cymbopogon winterianus (Jowitt) on these organisms,
as well as on beneficial insects, has been poorly studied. This work was aimed to
evaluate the activity of BPEO, LEEO, and CGEO, at concentrations of 0.5% and 1%, on
aphids Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
applied on leaf discs and/or cabbages, as well as the chemotaxic effects on its natural
enemy Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). The results showed that
the essential oil of C. winterianus had a higher mortality rate for B. brassicae (100%) (0.5%,
48 h) and M. persicae (98.99%) (1%, 48 h). The average number of aphids (both species)
found on cabbage leaf discs treated with 0.5% and 1% of the three essential oils (separately)
was always lower than those found on leaf discs treated with water. Essential oils at 1%
presented significantly higher mortality rates for B. brassicae and M. persicae than the control
treatment. Females of D. rapae were attracted to plants of green cabbage with essential
oil (0.5%) of S. terebinthifolius, but did not respond to E. citriodora and were significantly
responsive to plants sprayed with water when contrasted with those in the presence of C.
winterianus oil.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank the National Council
for Scientific and Technological Development
(CNPq) for Master Degree scholarships granted to the
first author, CNPq for a doctorate fellowship (CNPq
141011/2020-3) to the fourth author and for fellowships
awarded to the second author (CNPq 303758/2018-0)
as well as research grants from funding agencies (Biological
supplies for horticulture by Dr. Rosana Matos
de Morais, UNIVERSAL CALL MCTI/CNPq).
RESPONSIBLE EDITOR
Natasza Borodynko-Filas
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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