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Sub-lethal effects of essential oil of Lippia sidoides on drywood termite Crypt...
Santos, Abraão Almeida; Oliveira, Bruna Maria Santos de; Melo, Carlisson Ramos; Lima, Ana Paula Santana; Santana, Emile Dayara RabeloThe drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) (Kalotermitidae) is one of the most important wood structural pest in the world. Substances from the secondary metabolism of plants (e.g., essential oils) have been considered an environmentally safer form of control for urban pests, such as termites. In the present study, we analyzed the lethal and sub-lethal effects of essential oil of Lippia sidoides and...
Essential oil of Aristolochia trilobata: synthesis, routes of exposure, acute t...
Oliveira, Bruna Maria Santos de; Melo, Carlisson Ramos; Alves, Péricles Barreto; Santos, Abraão Almeida; Santos, Ane Caroline CelestinoPlants of the genus Aristolochia have been frequently reported as important medicinal plants. Despite their high bioactive potential, to date, there are no reports of their effects on leaf-cutting ants. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Aristolochia trilobata and its major components on Atta sexdens and Acromyrmex balzani, two species of leaf-cuttin...
Atividade inseticida de quimiotipos de Lippia gracilis sobre Diaphania hyalinat...
Melo, Carlisson RamosCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Organo-synthetic insecticides are widely used to control pests in crops and stored products. The indiscriminate use of these products are responsible for many economic and environmental problems, which has been generating a growing demand for alternative control methods. The essential oils of plants have been studied as a viable alternative to pest ma...