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Roel,Antonia Railda; Dourado,Doroty M.; Matias,Rosemary; Porto,Karla R. A.; Bednaski,Aline V.; Costa,Reginaldo B. da. |
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the major field pests for maize production. It is mainly controlled by means of synthetic, and more recently by resistant cultivar of maize expressing Bt toxins. The neem tree, Azadirachta indica, is a plant that can potentially control insects with the advantage of being food and environmental safe. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of neem oil on the development and survival of S. frugiperda caterpillars by assessing histological alterations caused on their midgut. Newly hatched caterpillars were submitted to three neem oil concentrations: 0.006; 0.05; 0.4%, which were added to their artificial diet. Ten 3rd instar caterpillars, taken from each treatment, were submitted to histological... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fall armyworm; Histological analysis; Insecticidal plants; Neem. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262010000300024 |
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