The objective of this study was to test the effect of plant extracts from Solanaceae available in Vale do Rio Pardo region, RS, on the aphid Brevicoryne brassicae, agricultural pest of significant importance. Nine toxic Solanaceae species are available in the area of study: six are wild belonging to the genus Solanum, one to the genus Brugmansia, and two are cultivated and belong to the genus Nicotiana and Capsicum. To determine the repellency capacity and the insecticide effect, the following species were tested: B. suaveolens (trombeteira), C. annuum var. variegated (pimenta-de-jardim), N. tabacum var. virginia (fumo), S. aculeatissimum (joá-bravo), S. americanum (erva-moura), S. diflorum (tomatinho), S. fastigiatum var. acicularium (jurubeba), S. fastigiatum var. fastigiatum (jurubeba) and S. sisymbriifolium (arrebenta-cavalo). The extracts were obtained from leaves, flowers and fruits applying two different extraction techniques: infusion of fresh material and cold extraction of dry material. Regarding the repellency of the extracts, the treatments using fresh material of S. fastigiatum var. acicularium (green and ripe fruits, 2.5% and 5% concentrations) and S. diflorum (green and ripe fruits, 2.5% and 5% concentrations) had the highest effectiveness. The most effective treatments as insecticides affecting survival and reproduction were S. fastigiatum var. fastigiatum and var. acicularium (leaves, 10% concentration).
Solanum; cabbage-aphid; repellency; bio insecticide
