Efeito do óleo de pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb) obtido na feira livre de Princesa Isabel – PB, sobre Callosobruchus maculatus em feijão armazenado

Abstract

The Cowpea bean, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), has an extraordinary role in feeding the population of the north and northeast regions of the country. However this culture is still detrimental to the loss of 10% of production due to the attack of insect-pests and use of synthetic chemical pesticides. In the present work the effect of the oil of Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) As natural defensive, was studied on the dry rot (Callosobruchus maculatus) in Beanscowpea both acquired in the city of Princess Isabelle, Sertão of Paraíba. The methodology is very simple and can be reproduced in a domestic environment, because there is no need for the use of toxic substances, the oil of pequi used in cooking and alternative medicine. For the experiment it was used only of plastic containers, account drops and domestic balance, all low cost and commercially accessible. Concentration of 0.0 mg to 167.0 mg of oil per 20g of beans were analyzed and as a result was estimated the average lethal concentration (LC50) = 98.24 by means of linear regression. The good results presented here revealed that Pequi oil can be an economically viable and affordable alternative to the management of the rot in stored beancowpea beans.