Os objetivos do presente trabalho foram avaliar a ocorrência / persistência / degradação de resíduos do inseticida organofosforado pirimifós-metil em grãos de trigo, milho e milho pipoca e em alguns de seus produtos processados, bem como a ação residual desse inseticida sobre Sitophilus spp. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). O tratamento dos grãos foi realizado de modo a se obter a concentração teórica de 12 mg.kg-1 (ppm) de pirimifós-metil, tendo sido aplicados o equivalente a 5 litros de solução por tonelada de grãos. As amostras para estudos de resíduos foram tomadas aos zero, 15, 30, 60, 120 e 240 dias após o tratamento. O método analítico consta da extração dos resíduos com acetona, limpeza com partição acetonitrila/hexano seguida de coluna cromatográfica de sílica eluída com mistura de hexano+acetona (9/1, v/v). A determinação quantitativa foi feita por técnica de cromatografia em fase gasosa, usando-se cromatógrafo equipado com detector fotométrico de chama (GLC/FPD). Foram analisadas 264 amostras no total, sendo 72 de grãos cereais e 192 de seus produtos processados. Para os estudos de ação residual do inseticida sobre adultos de Sitophilus spp. os insetos foram submetidos a testes em exposição aos grãos tratados após 15 dias decorridos do tratamento, 30 dias após, e, subseqüentemente, em intervalos mensais até 12 meses. Os limites de quantificação dos resíduos pelo método de análise, para os diferentes substratos variaram de 0,05 a 0,1 mg.kg-1. Os resíduos de pirimifós-metil não foram persistentes nos grãos nem em seus produtos processados, decrescendo de 4-8 vezes no período de amostragem. Eles foram maiores nos produtos processados ricos em óleos (farelo de trigo e de milho), menores nos grãos (estes semelhantes às farinhas integral e branca, e pipoca) e, ainda menores, no pão, farinha de milho e canjica. O inseticida pirimifós-metil mostrou-se bastante eficiente no controle de Sitophilus spp., no tratamento dos três tipos de grãos cereais durante todo o período de observação. / The purposes of this study were to evaluate the occurence, persistence and degradation of pyrimiphos-methyl organophosphorus insecticide residues on wheat, corn and popcorn grains in and some of their processed products, as well the residual action of this insecticide for the control the Sitophilus spp. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Grain treatment was performed to obtain the theoretic concentration of 12 mg.Kg-1 (ppm) of pyrimiphos-methyl, which was applied at the dosage of 5 L of solution/ton of the grain. Sampling was performed at 0, 15, 30, 60, 120 and 240 days after the treatment. The samples were analyzed for residues of pyrimiphos-methyl using a residue method based on extraction with acetone, clean up by partition with acetonitrile/hexane followed by silica gel column chromatography eluted with a mixture of hexane + acetone (9:1) (v:v) solution. Residue determinations were done by the gas chromatography technique using a flame photometry detector (GLC/FPD). Total samples analyzed were 264, being 72 of cereal grains and 192 of processed products. The studies of residual action of the insecticide for the control of Sitophilus spp adults were conducted with adults and exposing the insects to treated grains 15 days after the application, 30 days, and subsequently at monthly intervals up to 12 months. The limits of quantitation of the analytical method for different substracts ranged between 0.05 to 0.1 mg.kg-1 (ppm). Pyrimiphos-methyl residues were not persistent on the grains and processed products. A decay of 4 to 8 times during the sampling period was observed. The residues found were higher in the processed products with high oil content (wheat and corn brans), lower on grains (similar to whole and white flours and popcorn) and even lower in bread, corn flour and "canjica". Pyrimiphos-methyl was very efficient for the control of Sitophilus spp on the three grain types during the entire period of observation.

The large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis L., is a major insect pest on conifer seedlings in northern Europe. Due to its feeding newly planted trees get girdled, resulting in high seedling mortality (up to 80%). As a consequence great financial losses to the forest industry occur. Today the seedlings are protected with the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin. This insecticide is toxic to aquatic organisms and is, from 2010, prohibited for use in Sweden by the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate. An alternative to insecticides is to protect the seedlings with antifeedants, compounds that, either through taste or smell or both, deter the weevils from feeding. This thesis describes the search for and the synthesis of such antifeedant compounds. Bark extracts of several woody species, known to be non-palatable to the weevil, were prepared and found to display antifeedant activity against H. abietis. The major chemical constituents of the extracts were tested for antifeedant activity. Antifeedants such as eugenol, 2-phenylethanol and benzylalcohol, but also feeding stimulants such as β-sitosterol and linoleic acid, were identified. An extract of linden bark, Tilia cordata, was shown to contain nonanoic acid, a highly active antifeedant. Other aliphatic carboxylic acids were also found to display high antifeedant activities against the weevil, both in laboratory and in field tests. The enantiomers of dihydropinidine, a piperidine alkaloid present in several conifer species, were prepared by dimethylzinc mediated allylation of 2- methyltetrahydropyridine-N-oxide. When tested in micro feeding assays, no difference in antifeedant activity was found for the enantiomers. In a field test high antifeedant activity, comparable with that of the presently used insecticide cypermethrin, was found for (±)-dihydropindine. Other naturally occurring piperidine alkaloids were synthesised and also found to display high antifeedant activities in laboratory tests. Structure-activity relationships were evaluated for methoxy substituted benzaldehydes, benzoic acids and cinnamic aldehydes, -acids, -esters and -alcohols. While the carboxylic acids were inactive or even feeding stimulants, the aldehydes were the most active antifeedants / QC 20110124

<p>The large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis L., is a major insect pest on conifer seedlings in northern Europe. Due to its feeding newly planted trees get girdled, resulting in high seedling mortality (up to 80%). As a consequence great financial losses to the forest industry occur. Today the seedlings are protected with the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin. This insecticide is toxic to aquatic organisms and is, from 2010, prohibited for use in Sweden by the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate. An alternative to insecticides is to protect the seedlings with antifeedants, compounds that, either through taste or smell or both, deter the weevils from feeding. This thesis describes the search for and the synthesis of such antifeedant compounds.</p><p>Bark extracts of several woody species, known to be non-palatable to the weevil, were prepared and found to display antifeedant activity against H. abietis. The major chemical constituents of the extracts were tested for antifeedant activity. Antifeedants such as eugenol, 2-phenylethanol and benzylalcohol, but also feeding stimulants such as β-sitosterol and linoleic acid, were identified. An extract of linden bark, Tilia cordata, was shown to contain nonanoic acid, a highly active antifeedant. Other aliphatic carboxylic acids were also found to display high antifeedant activities against the weevil, both in laboratory and in field tests.</p><p>The enantiomers of dihydropinidine, a piperidine alkaloid present in several conifer species, were prepared by dimethylzinc mediated allylation of 2- methyltetrahydropyridine-N-oxide. When tested in micro feeding assays, no difference in antifeedant activity was found for the enantiomers. In a field test high antifeedant activity, comparable with that of the presently used insecticide cypermethrin, was found for (±)-dihydropindine. Other naturally occurring piperidine alkaloids were synthesised and also found to display high antifeedant activities in laboratory tests.</p><p>Structure-activity relationships were evaluated for methoxy substituted benzaldehydes, benzoic acids and cinnamic aldehydes, -acids, -esters and -alcohols. While the carboxylic acids were inactive or even feeding stimulants, the aldehydes were the most active antifeedants</p>

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The effects of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on the oviposition, feeding preferences, and larval performance of Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Brassica napus L. were examined in a series of laboratory experiments. The associations between C. obstrictus adults, larvae and parasitoids, and environmental factors including plant vigor indicators and soil and plant nutrients were evaluated within two commercial fields of B. napus in southern Alberta. Nitrogen fertilization, and sulfur fertilization at low levels of nitrogen fertilization had positive effects on oviposition preference. Nitrogen had a positive effect on larval development times and no effect on larval weights. Within one field, gravid C. obstrictus females were dissociated with high levels of plant nutrients including nitrogen. The synthesis of the lab and field experiments seems to support the plant stress and the preference-performance hypotheses. Differences in olfactory and visual cues are identified as a possible mechanism for the observed differences. / Ecology

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5580.pdf: 12897921 bytes, checksum: 7de4b9e632d7de714eb77bf5afad7e21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-27 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / The leaf-cutting ants are social species, living in permanent colonies. The genera of the greater importance, Atta (saúvas) and Acromyrmex (quenquéns), are the major plagues of Brazilian agriculture, to cause serious damages by its large and uncontrolled grazing, which leads to serious economic losses for many agrosystems. In the same way, the corn maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, belonging to the family Curculionidae, is the major pest species of stored corn. The corn grains are drilled and damaged by larvae and adults, causing numerous qualitative and quantitative losses of corn grains disabling its marketing. As the consequence, the effective control of these plagues is extremely important for agriculture and economy that aims to provide the nacional and international market quality products with high commercial value. In this context, the phytochemistry study of Annona sylvatica provides an alternative way to control these plagues, since that studies of these species showed a wide variety of natural products with promising activities, including, insecticide and fungicide, due to the large presence of acetogenins and lignans as secondary metabolites. This study allowed the isolation of fourteen compounds (four lignans, four acetogenins, three alkaloids and three steroids), however were identified eleven compounds due to the high structural complexity presented for the acetogenins. The identification techniques employed have been using single and two-dimensional spectra of 1H and 13C NMR and Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/NMR; HPLC/ESI-MS/MS e HPLC/APCI-MS/MS). For the biological tests, the ethanolic extract of the seeds stood out as potentially toxic to three bioassays cited above. The leaves and branches dichlorometanic fractions obtained by liquid-liquid partitioning of the extracts were toxic for leaf-cutting ants and their symbiotic fungus. Among the acetogenins isolated, only one of them showed a significant activity against corn maize weevil. / As formigas cortadeiras são espécies sociais, vivendo em colônias permanentes. Os gêneros de maior importância econômica, Atta (saúvas) e Acromyrmex (quenquéns), são as principais pragas da agricultura brasileira, por causarem sérios danos pela sua grande e descontrolada herbivoria, o que gera sérios prejuízos econômicos para muitos agroecossitemas. Nessa mesma vertente, o gorgulho do milho, Sitophilus zeamais, pertencente à família Curculionídea, é a principal espécie praga do milho armazenado. Os grãos são perfurados e danificados pelas larvas e adultos, inutilizando sua comercialização. Como consequência, o controle eficaz de tais pragas é de extrema importância para a agricultura e economia do país que visa oferecer ao mercado nacional e internacional produtos de qualidade e alto valor comercial. Nesse contexto, o estudo fitoquímico de Annona sylvatica fornece uma forma alternativa de controle a estas pragas, uma vez que estudos destas espécies mostraram uma ampla variedade de produtos naturais com atividades promissoras, entre elas, inseticida e fungicida, devido à ampla presença de acetogeninas e lignanas como metabólitos secundários. Este estudo resultou no isolamento de 14 compostos (quatro lignanas, quatro acetogeninas, três alcaloides e três esteroides), no entanto, foram identificados 11 compostos, devido à alta complexidade estrutural apresentada para as acetogeninas. As técnicas de identificação utilizadas foram através dos espectros uni e bidimensionais de RMN 1H e 13C e por Espectrometria de Massas (HPLC/NMR; HPLC/ESI-MS/MS e HPLC/APCI-MS/MS). Para os ensaios biológicos, o extrato etanólico das sementes destacou-se como potencial tóxico frente aos três bioensaios citados acima. As frações diclorometânicas das folhas e ramos obtidas através do particionamento líquido-líquido dos extratos foram tóxicas para as formigas cortadeiras e seu fungo simbionte. Dentre as acetogeninas isoladas, apenas uma apresentou uma atividade significativa frente ao gorgulho do milho.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:58:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1156754 bytes, checksum: ec0b59041b7c6272f3daf112a5c980d1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-12 / In Brazil, the control of the boll weevil population has been highlighted by the consolidation of a public-private partnership, through the State Agencies for Animal and Plant Production and Health, Ministry of Agriculture, EMBRAPA, State Foundations, Growers Associations, and State Funds of Incentives for Cotton Production, that coordinate and promote the Programs of Prevention, Control and of Suppression of the Cotton Boll Weevil. These efforts have shown satisfactory results in suppressing the pest over the years, sharply reducing yield losses and reducing insecticide applications. Based on the results of research and experience with the legislative control for implementation of the Programs in the State of Goias, in this study is proposed a legislation to meet the interests of cotton growers that adopt the methodologies of the weevil population suppression. The legislation proposed is based on the guidelines of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures - ISPM for determining a Low Prevalence Area of Pest - LPAP for the Boll Weevil - Anthonomus grandis, which will subsidize a government policy aimed at the phytossanitary control of the weevil. / No Brasil, o controle populacional do bicudo-do-algodoeiro vem se destacando pela consolidação de uma parceria pública e privada, através dos Órgãos Estaduais de Defesa Agropecuária, do Ministério da Agricultura, da EMBRAPA, das Fundações Estaduais, das Associações de Produtores e Fundos de Incentivos Estaduais à Cotonicultura, que coordenam e fomentam os Programas de Prevenção, Controle e de Supressão do Bicudo-do-Algodoeiro. Ao longo dos anos essas ações demonstraram resultados satisfatórios na supressão da praga, reduzindo acentuadamente as perdas provocadas e diminuindo as aplicações de inseticidas. Baseando-se nos resultados de pesquisas e na experiência obtida no acompanhamento da fiscalização do controle legislativo para implantação dos Programas de Controle e Supressão no Estado de Goiás, é proposto no presente estudo uma legislação para atender ao interesse dos produtores que realizam as metodologias de supressão populacional do bicudo. A minuta de legislação é baseada nas diretrizes das Normas Internacionais de Medidas Fitossanitárias NIMF, para a determinação de uma Área de Baixa Prevalência da Praga ABPP para o Bicudo-do-Algodoeiro Anthonomus grandis, a qual subsidiará uma política governamental voltada para o controle fitossanitário da praga.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:03:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AndersonFJF_DISSERT.pdf: 1523854 bytes, checksum: fcaa34d5302cf667d8de6933e27ac7c5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Grains and legume seeds are foods that form the basis of the diets of many cultures around the world, winch contritbute to the daily nutrient requirements of humans. Vicilins (7S globulin) are storage proteins found in legume seeds, and may have an additional function constitutive defense of the embryo against pests and pathogens. In this work the vicilin from Anadenanthera macrocarpa - AmV (red-angico), was purified and partially characterized, its effect on development and larval survival and adult emergence of Callosobruchus maculatus was evaluated by determination of LD50, WD50 and ED50 in system bioassay. Purification of vicilin was initiated by the chitin affinity chromatography and then gel filtration (Superdex 75 Tricorn 10x300 mm) FPLC system followed by reverse phase chromatography (C8 phenomenex) on HPLC system. Bioassays WD50 and LD50 for larvae were 0.32% and 0.33% (w:w) respectively, since the ED50 for adults was 0.096%. The probable mechanism of action was evaluated by testing digestibility of AmV in vitro, and observed for the involvement of two fragments vicilins immunoreactive against polyclonal Anti-vicilin from Erythrina velutina (Anti-EvV) about of 22 and 13 kDa chitin binding. The AmV in its native form has been recognized by the anti-EvV, indicating that there is a conserved region in the vicilin and is probably corresponding to the chitin binding domains. These results point to a new vicilin chitin binding that can subsequently be used as a possible biopesticide protein source, in order to control insect pest C. maculatus and confirm literature findings that demonstrate vicilin in the presence of different kinds of ligands to conserved regions chitin not yet characterized / Sementes de leguminosas s?o alimentos que comp?em a base das dietas de diversas culturas ao redor do mundo, tendo uma importante contribui??o nas necessidades di?rias de nutrientes dos seres humanos. As globulinas 7S (vicilinas) s?o prote?nas de reserva encontradas em sementes de leguminosas, e podem apresentar uma fun??o adicional de defesa constitutiva do embri?o contra pragas e pat?genos. Neste trabalho uma vicilina de Anadenanthera macrocarpa - AmV (Angico-vermelho), foi purificada e parcialmente caracterizada. Seu efeito sobre o desenvolvimento, sobreviv?ncia larval e emerg?ncia dos adultos de Callosobruchus maculatus foram avaliados pela determina??o das LD50, WD50 e ED50 em sistema de bioensaio. A purifica??o da vicilina foi iniciada por cromatografia de afinidade ? quitina e posteriormente em cromatografia de gel filtra??o Superdex 75 Tricorn 10x300 mm no sistema de FPLC, seguida por cromatografia de fase reversa C8 phenomenex em sistema HPLC. Por SDS-PAGE, AmV dissociou-se em quatro subunidades principais com aproximadamente 73, 70, 43 e 41 kDa, e quando submetida ? eletroforese a 12% em condi??es nativas apresentou uma banda ?nica de caracter?stica eletrofor?tica ?cida. Nos bioensaios, a WD50 e a LD50 para as larvas foram de 0,32% e 0,33% (p:p) respectivamente, j? para os adultos a ED50 foi de 0,096%. O prov?vel mecanismo de a??o foi avaliado por ensaios de digestibilidade da AmV in vitro, sendo observado o envolvimento de dois fragmentos de vicilinas imunorreativos contra anticorpo policlonal Anti-vicilinas de Erythrina velutina (Anti- EvV), de aproximadamente 22 e 13 kDa ligantes ? quitina. A AmV na sua forma nativa foi reconhecida pelo anticorpo anti-EvV, indicando que existe uma provavel regi?o conservada nas vicilinas, que pode corresponder ? dom?nios de liga??o ? quitina. Estes resultados apontam para uma nova vicilina que pode vir a ser utilizada como um poss?vel bioinseticida de origem proteica, de maneira a controlar o inseto praga C. maculatus, bem como corroborar com achados da literatura que demonstram em vicilinas de diferentes esp?cies a exist?ncia de regi?es conservadas ligantes ? quitina ainda n?o caracterizados

Os objetivos do presente trabalho foram avaliar a ocorrência / persistência / degradação de resíduos do inseticida organofosforado pirimifós-metil em grãos de trigo, milho e milho pipoca e em alguns de seus produtos processados, bem como a ação residual desse inseticida sobre Sitophilus spp. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). O tratamento dos grãos foi realizado de modo a se obter a concentração teórica de 12 mg.kg-1 (ppm) de pirimifós-metil, tendo sido aplicados o equivalente a 5 litros de solução por tonelada de grãos. As amostras para estudos de resíduos foram tomadas aos zero, 15, 30, 60, 120 e 240 dias após o tratamento. O método analítico consta da extração dos resíduos com acetona, limpeza com partição acetonitrila/hexano seguida de coluna cromatográfica de sílica eluída com mistura de hexano+acetona (9/1, v/v). A determinação quantitativa foi feita por técnica de cromatografia em fase gasosa, usando-se cromatógrafo equipado com detector fotométrico de chama (GLC/FPD). Foram analisadas 264 amostras no total, sendo 72 de grãos cereais e 192 de seus produtos processados. Para os estudos de ação residual do inseticida sobre adultos de Sitophilus spp. os insetos foram submetidos a testes em exposição aos grãos tratados após 15 dias decorridos do tratamento, 30 dias após, e, subseqüentemente, em intervalos mensais até 12 meses. Os limites de quantificação dos resíduos pelo método de análise, para os diferentes substratos variaram de 0,05 a 0,1 mg.kg-1. Os resíduos de pirimifós-metil não foram persistentes nos grãos nem em seus produtos processados, decrescendo de 4-8 vezes no período de amostragem. Eles foram maiores nos produtos processados ricos em óleos (farelo de trigo e de milho), menores nos grãos (estes semelhantes às farinhas integral e branca, e pipoca) e, ainda menores, no pão, farinha de milho e canjica. O inseticida pirimifós-metil mostrou-se bastante eficiente no controle de Sitophilus spp., no tratamento dos três tipos de grãos cereais durante todo o período de observação. / The purposes of this study were to evaluate the occurence, persistence and degradation of pyrimiphos-methyl organophosphorus insecticide residues on wheat, corn and popcorn grains in and some of their processed products, as well the residual action of this insecticide for the control the Sitophilus spp. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Grain treatment was performed to obtain the theoretic concentration of 12 mg.Kg-1 (ppm) of pyrimiphos-methyl, which was applied at the dosage of 5 L of solution/ton of the grain. Sampling was performed at 0, 15, 30, 60, 120 and 240 days after the treatment. The samples were analyzed for residues of pyrimiphos-methyl using a residue method based on extraction with acetone, clean up by partition with acetonitrile/hexane followed by silica gel column chromatography eluted with a mixture of hexane + acetone (9:1) (v:v) solution. Residue determinations were done by the gas chromatography technique using a flame photometry detector (GLC/FPD). Total samples analyzed were 264, being 72 of cereal grains and 192 of processed products. The studies of residual action of the insecticide for the control of Sitophilus spp adults were conducted with adults and exposing the insects to treated grains 15 days after the application, 30 days, and subsequently at monthly intervals up to 12 months. The limits of quantitation of the analytical method for different substracts ranged between 0.05 to 0.1 mg.kg-1 (ppm). Pyrimiphos-methyl residues were not persistent on the grains and processed products. A decay of 4 to 8 times during the sampling period was observed. The residues found were higher in the processed products with high oil content (wheat and corn brans), lower on grains (similar to whole and white flours and popcorn) and even lower in bread, corn flour and "canjica". Pyrimiphos-methyl was very efficient for the control of Sitophilus spp on the three grain types during the entire period of observation.

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The genus Croton, which is made up of species that occur naturally in the State of Pernambuco, where many of them are used in the popular medicine and characterize themselves by the production of essential oil, owns expressive relevance founded on their sources of fixed and volatile components with recognized biological activity in the treatment of various illnesses. The knowledge that medicinal plants present high resistance to the onset of diseases and pests has led us to investigate the potential insecticide of crude ethanolic extracts from different parts of plants of the genus Croton against Plutella xylostella L. and of the essential oil of the species C. grewioides against Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman. All the investigated plants are native to the biome in Pernambuco with use in the popular medicine by the community where its occurrence is reported. The crude extracts were obtained through cold maceration, ethanol being used as solvent, from leaves and stalks of the species Croton jacobinensis Baill, C. micans Muell., C. rhamnifolius H.B.K and C. sellowii Baill. The essential oil, on the other hand, was obtainedthrough hydro-distillation from the leaves and stalk of C. grewioides. These extracts were diluted into previously determined concentrations by means of a pilot experiment and their activities were tested for the development and survival of Plutella xylostella L. To do so, with the aid of Potter’s Tower, eight-cm diameter cabbage disks, Brassica oleracea var. acephala L., were ground with different concentrations of the ethanolic extracts and offered to caterpillars confined into Petri’s dishes. Among the studied extracts, the ethanolic extract from leaves of C. rhamnifolium was the most toxic at the larval phase, followed by the ethanolic extract from the stalk of the same species, presenting CL50 of 14.95 and 42.40μg mL-1, respectively. The interference of the extract of C. rhamnifolius in the development of P. xylostella was also noticed. From the stalk and leaves of Croton grewioides Baill essential oils were extracted through hydro-distillation and then analyzed by GC/MS. This analysis revealed that both oils are made up of 22 compounds, in which the predominant chemical class was that of the phenylpropanoids, whose major representative was (E)-anetol (65.5% in the leaves and 47.8% in the stalk). The fumigant effect of both essential oils was assessed for the woodworm of beans, Z. subfasciatus, which presented itself as potential for the control of this pest. The essential oil of leaves presented itself about 3.4 times more effectivethan the essential oil from the stalk and the estimated values for the CL50 were 4.0 and 13.7 μg mL-1 of air, respectively. / As plantas constituem fontes naturais de substâncias inseticidas, e vêm sendo utilizadas pela humanidade desde a antiguidade. As plantas medicinais apresentam grandes quantidades de compostos secundários como alcalóides, terpenos, flavonóides e esteróides, que promovem alta resistência ao ataque de pragas e de doenças. O gênero Croton, que é constituído por espécies que ocorrem naturalmente no estado de Pernambuco, onde muitas delas são utilizadas na medicina popular. Estas plantas se caracterizam pela produção de óleo essencial e detém expressiva relevância alicerçada em suas fontes de componentes fixos e voláteis com reconhecida atividade biológica no tratamento de várias enfermidades. O conhecimento de que plantas medicinais apresentam alta resistência ao ataque de doenças e pragas motivou a investigação do potencial inseticida de extratos etanólicos brutos de diferentes partes de plantas do gênero Croton no controle de Plutella xylostella L. e do efeito fumigante de óleo s essenciais da espécie C. grewioides contra Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman. Todas as plantas investigadas são nativas do bioma pernambucano com uso na medicina popular pela comunidade onde sua ocorrência é registrada. Os extratos brutos foram obtidos por maceração a frio, utilizando como solvente o etanol, a partir de folhas e caules das espécies Croton jacobinensis Baill, C. micans Muell., C.rhamnifolius H.B.K. e C. sellowii Baill. Já o óleo essencial foi obtido por hidrodestilação a partir de folhas e caule de C. grewioides. Os extratos obtidos foram diluídos em concentrações previamente determinadas mediante experimento piloto e tiveram suas atividades testadas sobre o desenvolvimento e sobrevivência de Plutella xylostella L. Para isto, com auxílio de torre de Potter, discos de oito cm de diâmetro de folhas de couve, Brassica oleracea var. acephala L., foram pulverizados com diferentes concentrações dos extratos etanólicos, e oferecidos às larvas confinadas em placas de Petri. Dentre os extratos estudados, o extrato etanólico de folhas de C. rhamnifolium foi o mais tóxico à fase larval, seguido do extrato etanólico de caule da mesma espécie, apresentando CL50 de 14,95 e 42,40μg mL-1, respectivamente. Observou-se ainda uma interferência do extrato de C. rhamnifolius no desenvolvimento de P. xylostella. O óleo essencial obtido a partir do caule e folhas de Croton grewioides Baill. foi analisado por CG/EM. Um total de 22 compostos foi identificado. A classe química predominante foi fenilpropanóide, cujo representante majoritário, o (E)-anetol apresentou percentual de 65,5% no óleo de folha, e 47,8% no óleo do caule. Bioensaio de fumigação foi realizado contra o caruncho do feijão Z. subfasciatus. O óleo essencial de folhas foi cerca de 3,4 vezes mais tóxico eficaz do que o óleo essencial do caule cujos valores estimados para a CL50 foram 4,0 e 13,7 μgL-1 de ar, respectivamente.