International Journal of Pest Management (2014) 60, 114-120

Cátia dos Santos Branco, Émilin Dreher de Lima, Elisa Pavão, Lúcia Rosane Bertholdo-Vargas, Neiva Monteiro de Barros and Mirian Salvador (2014)
Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O. Kuntze induces oxidative and genotoxic damage in larvae of Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)
International Journal of Pest Management 60 (2), 114-120
Abstract: Plant-derived products have been considered as an important alternative to common pesticides. Araucaria angustifolia extract (AAE) contains high levels of polyphenols, which are correlated with mortality in defoliating insects. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of AAE treatments on A. gemmatalis larvae. Results showed that AAE was able to induce lipid, protein, and DNA damage in the larvae via oxidative stress. AAE treatment did not induce larvae mortality; however, there was an increase in the number of malformed pupae, along with a decrease in the emergence of the insects. These biological effects may be correlated with the polyphenol content of the AAE.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anticarsia gemmatalis