Biocontrol of the brown cocoa mirids using neem oil and an ethanolic extract from neem under laboratory conditions

Mahob Raymond Joseph, Taliedje D.M., Mahot Hermine Claudine, Mama Ngah I., Eteme Enama S., Cilas Christian, Fotso Toguem Y.G., Hanna Rachid, Bilong Bilong C. F.. 2021. Biocontrol of the brown cocoa mirids using neem oil and an ethanolic extract from neem under laboratory conditions. African Entomology, 29 (2) : 507-521.

https://doi.org/10.4001/003.029.0507

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Quartile : Q4, Sujet : ENTOMOLOGY

Résumé : The African mirid bug (Sahlbergella singularis) is the most economically important insect pest in cocoa farms. Pesticide management, although controversial due to the adverse effects of these substances on the environment and on human health, remains the main option used for controlling this pest. In the recent decades, the development of alternative approaches to synthetic pesticides is a requirement. Therefore, we used neem oil (NO) and ethanolic extracts (EE) from leaves at different concentrations to evaluate, in vitro, their insecticidal potentials against mirids. Mirid mortality increased significantly with increase in concentrations, values ranged from 32.5 to 92.5 % for EE and 52.5 to 97.5 % for NO. Apart from negative controls, Tween 80 and distilled water, that showed significant low mortality rates, both extracts revealed effectiveness comparable to the reference insecticide used in controlling mirids, except for EE by ingestion. Mirids treated by contact showed significantly high mortality rates (72.5 to 97.5 %) compared to those treated by ingestion (32.5 to 70.0 %). The greatest biological effectiveness values were obtained at a concentration of 8 % by contact exposure: 0.88 ml/ml (NO) and 0.73 g/ml (EE) for LC50 and ≈1 day to both extracts for LT50. Given effectiveness comparable to that of the insecticide, both tested extracts should be considered as effective biopesticides for IPM against mirids, especially S. singularis.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : biopesticide, insecte nuisible, Theobroma cacao, huile de neem, lutte biologique contre les ravageurs, gestion intégrée des ravageurs, insecticide biologique, insecticide d'origine végétale, Azadirachta indica

Mots-clés complémentaires : Sahlbergella singularis

Mots-clés libres : Sahlbergella singularis, Azadirachta indica, Biopesticide, Integrated pest management, Cocoa agroforestry systems

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes
H02 - Pesticides

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 4 (2019-) - Santé des plantes, des animaux et des écosystèmes

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