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Insecticidal activity of Callistemon speciosus essential oil on Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda

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Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda are agricultural pests that cause important economic damage to soybean and maize crops, respectively, and are mainly controlled using synthetic pesticides. In the view of alternative control, essential oils stand out as a possible form of control in light of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The present study aimed to evaluate the insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Callistemon speciosus on A. gemmatalis and S. frugiperda, as well as to carry out the chemical characterization of the essential oil. Mortality percentages were evaluated at 24, 48, and 72 h. Relative to C. speciosus essential oil, the yield was 0.61% v/m; the major compounds identified were 1,8-cineole (37.21 wt.%), α-pinene (29.42 wt.%), and limonene (12.46 wt.%). The essential oil of C. speciosus presented insecticidal activity on both A. gemmatalis and S. frugiperda, causing 100% mortality of individuals of both species at 1.5% v/v after 24 h.

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  1. Laboratory of Studies of the Soil, Plant, and Atmosphere System and Plant Metabolism, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

    Wendel P. Silvestre & Gabriel F. Pauletti

  2. Laboratory of Pest Management, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

    Camila B. Vicenço, Rafaela A. Thomazoni & Gabriel F. Pauletti

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WPS and CBV conceived, designed, and carried out the research and discussed the results, RAT helped to carry out the experiments, and GFP supervised the project.

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Highlights

• The insecticidal activity of the essential of C. speciosus was evaluated on A. gemmatalis and S. frugiperda

• 1,8-cineole was the major compound (37.21 wt.%) identified in the essential oil

• The essential oil at 1.5% v/v caused 100% mortality of A. gemmatalis in 24 h and 1.0% v/v in 48 h

• The essential oil at 1.5% v/v caused 100% mortality of S. frugiperda in 24 h

• Compared to the chemical control, the essential oil acted quickly (24 h against 48-72 h)

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Silvestre, W.P., Vicenço, C.B., Thomazoni, R.A. et al. Insecticidal activity of Callistemon speciosus essential oil on Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda. Int J Trop Insect Sci 42, 1307–1314 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00648-8

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