Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:30:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 754859 bytes, checksum: b3501a3bf9aa715323fdceb139bc976d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-13 / Beans are the major source of protein in developing countries, and still the storage losses are estimated in 30% as a result of pests attack including Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say). Although chemical pesticides are effective to control these pests, their overuse can compromise the quality of food. Essential oils of vegetable origin are presented as an attractive alternative for the synthetic chemical insecticides to pest control, because they have little or no effect on grain quality, human health and environment. This study aimed evaluate the toxicity of the essential oils of Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae) or clove and Cinnamomun zeylanicum (Laureaceae) known as cinnamon on A. obtectus in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). We evaluated the instantaneous rate of increase (ri) of these insects exposed to time-lethal, developmental rate, repellency, persistence and loss of mass of the beans. The toxicity of the oils was evaluated by preliminary tests to estimate the lethal dose to 50 and 95% (DL50 and DL95) of adult insects. The experimental unit consisted of 0.8 L bottles containing 200 g of beans (Queen variety) treated with doses of 2,80; 5,54; 8,88; 14,22; 28,09 μL of clove oil, and 4,26; 6,93; 9,70; 13,60; 22,17 μL of cinnamon oil. Later were added 25 adult insects per vial (four replicates per dose), and insect mortality was assessed after 24 h. The instantaneous rate of increase (ri) of the oils of clove and cinnamon was determined using lethal doses (LD10, LD30, LD50, LD70 and LD90), obtained in the toxicity bioassay. After 45 days, the adult progeny was recorded; bottles with 200 g of beans and 25 adult insects, non-sexed 1-3 days old, and four replicates were used for LD. A similar procedure was done to assess the rate of development, with the difference that in this test the insects were removed from the flasks after 15 days they were introduced, and counting was performed every two days after the emergence of the first adult. The persistence was evaluated in beans treated with LD100 oils. The repellent activity of oils was tested with the LD10, LD50, LD90 doses for each oil. The results indicate that the toxicity LD50 and LD95 were 8.88 L and 38.94 L for clove essential oil, and 9.71 L and 27.97 L for cinnamon essential oil, respectively. Furthermore, with increased doses of essential oils and ri, development rate decreases significantly. Regarding the persistence of oil, was observed mortality reduction of A. obtectus with increasing time between the treatments of treated grains, keeping a higher mortality at 50% of the insects within 7 days after exposure. However, repellency of essential oil of cinnamon to this insect was observed only when using LD90; clove essential oil showed no repellency against A. obtectus at the tested doses. The loss of grain weight during 48 days was directly proportional to the number of emerged insects in each test. For beans treated with clove essential oil the average of mass loss was 6.6%, and 9.6% in the control, whereas for tests with essential oil of cinnamon the average of loss was 6.8% and 9.2% for the treatment and control, respectively. Thus, with the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that the essential oils of clove and cinnamon have effect on mortality of A. obtectus by contact, as an alternative to the use of traditional insecticides. / O feijão representa uma das principais fontes de proteínas em países em desenvolvimento, ainda assim as perdas estimadas no armazenamento são de 30% em consequência do ataque de pragas, entre elas Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say). Embora os pesticidas químicos sejam eficazes para controlar essas pragas, seu uso excessivo pode comprometer a qualidade dos alimentos. Óleos essenciais de origem vegetal são apresentados como uma alternativa atrativa aos inseticidas químicos sintéticos para o controle de pragas, porque apresentam pouco ou nenhum efeito sobre a qualidade dos grãos, saúde humana e meio ambiente. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a toxicidade dos óleos essenciais de Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae) ou cravo e Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Laureaceae) conhecida como canela sobre A. obtectus em grãos de feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Avaliou-se a taxa instantânea de crescimento populacional (ri) desses insetos expostos a tempos- letais, taxa de desenvolvimento, repelência, persistência e perda de massa do feijão. A toxicidade dos óleos foi avaliada através de testes preliminares para estimar a dose letal para 50 e 95% (DL50 e DL95) dos insetos adultos. As unidades experimentais foram constituídas por frascos de 0,8 L contendo 200 g de feijão (variedade rainha) tratados com doses de 2,80; 5,54; 8,88; 14,22; 28,09 μL de óleo de cravo, e 4,26; 6,93; 9,70; 13,60; 22,17 μL de óleo de canela. Posteriormente, foram acrescentados 25 insetos adultos em cada frasco (quatro repetições por dose), e a mortalidade dos insetos foi avaliada após 24 h. A taxa instantânea de crescimento (ri) dos insetos na presença dos óleos de cravo e canela foi determinada utilizando as doses letais (DL10, DL30, DL50, DL70 e DL90), obtidas no bioensaio de toxicidade. Foram utilizados frascos com 200 g de feijão e 25 insetos adultos, não-sexados com idade de 1-3 dias, e quatro repetições por DL; após 45 dias, a progênie adulta foi contabilizada. Procedimento similar foi feito para avaliar a taxa de desenvolvimento, com a diferença de, que neste teste, os insetos foram retirados dos frascos depois de 15 dias de terem sido introduzidos, e a contagem foi realizada a cada dois dias após a emergência do primeiro adulto. A persistência foi avaliada em grãos de feijão tratados com a DL100 dos óleos. A atividade repelente dos óleos foi testada com as doses DL10, DL50, DL90 para cada óleo. Os resultados de toxicidade indicaram que as DL50 e DL95 foram 8,88 L e 38,94 L para o óleo essencial de cravo, e 9,70 L e 27,97 L para o óleo essencial de canela, respectivamente. Além disso, com o aumento das doses dos óleos essenciais, a ri e a taxa de desenvolvimento decrescem significativamente. Com relação à persistência dos óleos, observou-se a redução na mortalidade de A. obtectus com o aumento do tempo entre o tratamento dos grãos tratados; mantendo uma mortalidade superior ao 50% dos insetos até 7 dias após a exposição. Entretanto, foi observada repelência do óleo essencial de canela para este inseto somente ao utilizar-se a DL90; o óleo essencial de cravo não apresentou repelência contra A. obtectus nas doses testadas. A perda de massa dos grãos no período de 48 dias foi diretamente proporcional ao número de insetos emergidos em cada teste. Para o feijão tratado com óleo essencial de cravo, a perda média da massa foi de 6,6%, e no controle de 9,6%; nos ensaios com óleo essencial de canela, a perda média foi de 6,8% e 9,2% para os tratamentos e controle, respetivamente. Assim, com os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa, pode-se concluir que os óleos essenciais de cravo e de canela têm efeito por contato na mortalidade de A. obtectus, sendo uma alternativa ao uso de inseticidas tradicionais.

<p>This study examines the distribution of adverbs among child heritage speakers of Spanish. As demonstrated by previous research, the grammar of Spanish heritage speakers can be compared to that of monolingual speakers, but with slight differences in their use and interpretation that can occur given their language dominance, usage, and exposition to the heritage language (Camacho & Kirova, 2018). In adverb placement, a relevant difference comes with verb-raising, a syntactic feature that allows the verb (V) to move in the sentence, and that is common in romance languages, but uncommon in morphologically poor languages such as English (Camacho & Sanchez, 2017; Guijarro-Fuentes & Larrañaga, 2011). Other differences in adverb distribution also stem directly from their semantic use and interpretation (Zagona, 2002), differences that may create instances of cross-linguistic influence or transfer between English and Spanish grammars. Hence, this study intends to study the extent to which these phenomena are produced in adverb placement, considering the patterns of language dominance, use, and exposure of the participants and current bilingual research discussing language transfer in bilingual grammars. Hence, an elicited production task was administered to 14 child heritage speakers of Spanish from the U.S. Midwest and to a comparison group, 25 child monolingual Spanish speakers from Mexico. Results suggest that child heritage speakers behave differently in their production of adverb placement compared to monolingual speakers, showing lower accuracy and little use of verb-raising structures that allow them to produce the post-verbal adverb position Sub-Verb-Adv-Obj. These findings suggest a different developmental path in the acquisition of adverb placement for heritage children in comparison to that of monolingual children.</p>