Aphid Cerosipha forbesi control using Piper macedoi Yunck essential oil in strawberry crop

• Published in: Natural product research Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 1753 - 1758
• Main Authors: dos Santos, Ana Terra Bravim, Dian, Vanessa Sessa, Parreira, Luciana Alves, Lourenço, Maicon Pierre, Zanuncio Junior, José Salazar, de Jesus, Ester Gonçalves, Santos, Mario Ferreira Conceição, Menini, Luciano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 18-05-2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: agroecological cultivation; Animals; Aphids; Bioactive compounds; Chemical composition; Control methods; Cultivation; essential oil; Essential oils; Fragaria; Leaves; Mortality; Oil; Oils, Volatile - chemistry; Pests; Phytosanitary management; Piper - chemistry; Strawberries; essential oil; agroecological cultivation; Phytosanitary management; chemical composition
• ISSN: 1478-6419; 1478-6427
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2214832

Strawberry is a food rich in bioactive compounds with great antioxidant potential. However, due to the high incidence of pests that affect crop cultivation, phytosanitary management still lacks control methods for agroecological cultivation. Thus, the present research aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and the potential of the essential oil of the leaves of Piper macedoi in the control of Cerosipha forbesi in laboratory and semi-field conditions. The concentration of essential oil in the leaves of P. macedoi that showed the highest mortality was 2.0 ml/L of oil, with a mortality above 91% under laboratory conditions. A mortality rate of 80% for all concentrations tested was observed after 24 h in all conditions tested. Thus, using essential oil from the leaf of P. macedoi can be a highly viable strategy in managing the aphid C. forbesi since it showed high mortality rates with small doses of oil.