%0 Journal Article
%T Bioactivity of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
%A Salud P¨¦rez-Guti¨¦rrez
%A Miguel Angel Zavala-S¨¢nchez
%A Marco Mart¨ªn Gonz¨¢lez-Ch¨¢vez
%A Norma Cecilia C¨¢rdenas-Ortega
%A Miguel Angel Ramos-L¨®pez
%J Molecules
%D 2011
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/molecules16097502
%X The composition of a chloroform seed extract of C. papaya was determined by GC-MS. Nineteen compounds were identified, with oleic (45.97%), palmitic (24.1%) and stearic (8.52%) acids being the main components. The insecticidal and insectistatic activities of the extract and the three main constituents were tested. Larval duration increased by 3.4 d and 2.5 d when the extract was used at 16,000 and 9,600 ppm, respectively, whereas the pupal period increased by 2.2 d and 1.1 d at the same concentrations. Larval viability values were 0%, 29.2%, and 50% when the extract was applied at 24,000, 16,000, and 9,600 ppm, respectively; pupal viability was 42.9% and 66.7% at 16,000 and 9,600 ppm; and pupal weight decreased by 25.4% and 11.5% at 16,000 and 9,600 ppm. The larval viability of the main compounds was 33.3%, 48.5%, and 62.5% when exposed to 1,600 ppm of palmitic acid, oleic acid, or stearic acid, respectively.
%K fall armyworm
%K fatty acids
%K larvicide
%K insectistatic
%K control
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/9/7502