Insecticidal Efficacy and Possibility of Combretum trifoliatum Vent. (Myrtales: Combretaceae) Extracts in controlling Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

The crude ethanol extract of C. trifoliatum was toxic to S. frugiperda in terms of larval mortality, negatively affecting biological parameters, and decreasing egg hatchability. Additionally, the activities of cholinergic and detoxifying enzymes were affected by crude extract and its isolated compounds. These results highlight that C. trifoliatum might be efficient as a bioinsecticide to control S. frugiperda. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.