The effect of aqueous extracts from Achillea millefolium L. (leaves), Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (leaves), Bidens pilosa L. (leaves, fruits e branches), Bougainvillea glabra Choisy (leaves), Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (leaves, fruits e branches), Datura suaveolens Humb & Bonpl. ex. Willd (leaves), Enterolobium contortisilliquum (Vell.) Morong (fruits), Mentha crispa L. (leaves e branches), Nicotiana tabacum L. (leaves), Piper nigrum L. (leaves), Plumbago capensis Thunb. (leaves e branches), Pothomorphe umbellata L. (leaves), Sapindus saponaria L. (leaves), S. saponaria (fruits), Solanum cernuum Vell. (leaves), Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart) Coville (bark), Symphytum officinale L. (leaves), Trichilia catigua A. Juss. (leaves), T. catigua (branches), Trichilia pallida Sw. (leaves) e T. pallida (branches), was evaluated in relation to oviposition preference of Plutella xylostella. Disks of kale leaves (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), cultivar Georgia were immersed in each extract at a concentration of 10% (weight/volume) for one minute, and afterwards, divided in four equal parts, and two parts were placed alternately with other two parts treated with distilled water, in each cage. The counting of the eggs was made after 24 hours. The results showed deterrent effect on oviposition of the pest, except for the extract of S. adstringens, which didn't differed from the water treated control. The extracts of E. contortisilliquum, S. saponaria (fruits) and T. pallida (leaves) were the most efficient, presenting 100% of deterrence.
Insecta; Plutella xylostella; plant insecticide; Cruciferae
