Systematic and Applied Acarology (2017) 22, 1037-1047

Adenir Vieira Teodoro, Maria De Jesus De Sousa Silva, José Guedes De Sena Filho, Eugenio Eduardo De Oliveira, Andréia Serra Galvão and Shênia Santos Silva (2017)
Bioactivity of cottonseed oil against the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and side effects on Typhlodromus ornatus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Systematic and Applied Acarology 22 (7), 1037-1047
Abstract: The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), is a major pest of coconut plantations. In Brazil, the control of A. guerreronis, when accomplished, is heavily dependent on applications of conventional acaricides, which further increases the risks associated with pest resistance, hazards to human health and environmental contamination. Therefore, the development of alternatives to the chemical control concerns outlined above is urgently needed. Here, we assessed the composition, toxicity and repellent activities of cottonseed oil to A. guerreronis and its naturally occurring predator Typhlodromus ornatus Denmark and Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Our results revealed that the major compounds in cottonseed oil were linoleic and oleic acids, which have been shown to be bioactive against pests. Concentration-mortality bioassays revealed that A. guerreronis (LC₅₀ = 0.65 µL/cm²) was more susceptible to cottonseed oil than its predator (LC₅₀= 5.11 µL/cm²). Similarly, as demonstrated for the conventional acaricides (i.e., abamectin, azadirachtin, espirodiclofen, and fenpyroximate), cottonseed oil was shown to repel A. guerreronis and its predator. Overall, our findings support the use of cottonseed oil as a desirable tool to be integrated in management programs aimed at controlling A. guerreronis.
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Database assignments for author(s): Adenir V. Teodoro

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.
	Aceria guerreronis