scholarly journals Factors Influencing Flight Ability of Male Adults of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella, with Special Reference to Temperature Conditions during the Larval Stage

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi SHIRAI
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Larval Stage ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Flight Ability ◽  
Temperature Conditions ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Bioactivity of microencapsulated soursop seeds extract on Plutella xylostella

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Barros Gomes ◽  
Roseane Cristina Predes Trindade ◽  
Antônio Euzébio Goulart Sant'Ana ◽  
Eurico Eduardo Pinto de Lemos ◽  
Irinaldo Diniz Basílio Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Acute Toxicity ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Larval Stage ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Spray Dryer ◽  
Annona Muricata ◽  
Ultrapure Water ◽  
Arabic Gum ◽  
Chronic Effects

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bioactivity of microencapsulated extract from the soursop seeds, Annona muricata L. ( Annonaceae ), on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostela L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae ). Microencapsulation was performed in a Mini Spray Dryer model B-290 using 50mL of ethanolic and hexanic extracts plus 150mL of ethanol and 150mL of ultrapure water, mixed with aerosil (first polymer) or arabic gum (second polymer). It was possible to microencapsulate the ethanolic extract of soursop seeds only by using the polymer arabic gum at 20%. The microencapsulated extract caused significant acute toxicity (LC50=258mg L-1) and chronic effects, especially reduction of larval viability and increased larval stage. We concluded that the microencapsulation of the ethanolic extract of soursop seeds can be a viable alternative for controlling diamondback moth with possible gains for the environment.

Effects of rhizobacteria on the biology and behavior of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Robson Thomaz Thuler ◽  
Fernando Henrique Iost Filho ◽  
Hamilton César De Oliveira Charlo ◽  
Sergio Antônio De Bortoli
Keyword(s):  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Insect Behavior ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Pupal Weight ◽  
Larval Feeding ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Plant Feeding ◽  
Kluyvera Ascorbata ◽  
And Behavior

Plant induced resistance is a tool for integrated pest management, aimed at increasing plant defense against stress, which is compatible with other techniques. Rhizobacteria act in the plant through metabolic changes and may have direct effects on plant-feeding insects. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of cabbage plants inoculated with rhizobacteria on the biology and behavior of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Cabbage seeds inoculated with 12 rhizobacteria strains were sowed in polystyrene trays and later transplanted into the greenhouse. The cabbage plants with sufficient size to support stress were then infested with diamondback moth caterpillars. Later, healthy leaves suffering injuries were collected and taken to the laboratory to feed P. xylostella second instar caterpillars that were evaluated for larval and pupal viability and duration, pupal weight, and sex ratio. The reduction of leaf area was then calculated as a measure of the amount of larval feeding. Non-preference for feeding and oviposition assays were also performed, by comparing the control treatment and plants inoculated with different rhizobacterial strains. Plants inoculated with the strains EN4 of Kluyvera ascorbata and HPF14 of Bacillus thuringiensis negatively affected the biological characteristics of P. xylostella when such traits were evaluated together, without directly affecting the insect behavior.

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