RESUMO

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a polyphagous pest that causes important damage in different regions of America and mainly affects corn crops in both tropical and subtropical areas. Currently, control relies on both transgenic plants and/or chemical pesticides. In this work, we describe insecticidal activity against the fall armyworm from a series of Mannich bases (1-10), derived from 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lawsone), substituted benzaldehydes, and two primary amines, and their Cu2+ complexes (11-20). The [Cu(L)2] complexes were more effective in larval mortality compared to the free Mannich bases. Among the tested compounds, complex 11 showed the highest toxicity, with 70.00% larval mortality.

Assuntos

Inseticidas/farmacologia , Naftoquinonas/farmacologia , Spodoptera/efeitos dos fármacos , Zea mays/microbiologia , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Cobre/química , Cobre/farmacologia , Humanos , Larva/microbiologia , Bases de Mannich , Controle de Pragas , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/microbiologia , Spodoptera/patogenicidade