Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)

ABSTRACT: This study obtained information about the external and internal morphology of the alimentary canal of the main pest of brassica, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), when it is exposed to a microencapsulated formulation of the seed extract of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroa, Priscylla Costa Dantas, Ellen Carine Neves Valente, Alice Maria Nascimento Araújo, José Pedro da Silva, Roseane Cristina Predes Trindade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2024-11-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782025000300151&lng=en&tlng=en
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850114939404943360
author Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroa
Priscylla Costa Dantas
Ellen Carine Neves Valente
Alice Maria Nascimento Araújo
José Pedro da Silva
Roseane Cristina Predes Trindade
author_facet Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroa
Priscylla Costa Dantas
Ellen Carine Neves Valente
Alice Maria Nascimento Araújo
José Pedro da Silva
Roseane Cristina Predes Trindade
author_sort Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroa
collection DOAJ
description ABSTRACT: This study obtained information about the external and internal morphology of the alimentary canal of the main pest of brassica, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), when it is exposed to a microencapsulated formulation of the seed extract of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae). The toxicity of the microencapsulated formulation of the caterpillars fed for 12, 24, and 48 hours plus the control was evaluated to verify and evaluate external and internal morphological changes caused by the extract that may have killed the caterpillars. After the assays, the alimentary canal of the caterpillars was dissected, fixed, dehydrated, blocked, cut, and colored. Then, histological slides were produced and studied under light microscopy and scanning microscopy (SEM). The microencapsulated formulation of A. muricata caused irreversible damage to the alimentary canal of P. xylostella, with disorganization, cell stratification, and modifications in the morphology of the cells considered essential for survival. SEM verified that the peritrophic membrane and the muscular layer remained intact during all the assays. The effects were more severe with more hours of exposure. These results demonstrated that after contact by ingestion, the insect dies due to intoxication and cellular disorganization, inhibiting its ability to continue feeding.
format Article
id doaj-art-9b152d43aebd45cfae762dc759e062e6
institution OA Journals
issn 1678-4596
language English
publishDate 2024-11-01
publisher Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
record_format Article
series Ciência Rural
spelling doaj-art-9b152d43aebd45cfae762dc759e062e62025-08-20T02:36:42ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962024-11-0155310.1590/0103-8478cr20240203Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-9909Priscylla Costa Dantashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6232-8680Ellen Carine Neves Valentehttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-9120-6615Alice Maria Nascimento Araújohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-9865José Pedro da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7497-3628Roseane Cristina Predes Trindadehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-9453ABSTRACT: This study obtained information about the external and internal morphology of the alimentary canal of the main pest of brassica, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), when it is exposed to a microencapsulated formulation of the seed extract of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae). The toxicity of the microencapsulated formulation of the caterpillars fed for 12, 24, and 48 hours plus the control was evaluated to verify and evaluate external and internal morphological changes caused by the extract that may have killed the caterpillars. After the assays, the alimentary canal of the caterpillars was dissected, fixed, dehydrated, blocked, cut, and colored. Then, histological slides were produced and studied under light microscopy and scanning microscopy (SEM). The microencapsulated formulation of A. muricata caused irreversible damage to the alimentary canal of P. xylostella, with disorganization, cell stratification, and modifications in the morphology of the cells considered essential for survival. SEM verified that the peritrophic membrane and the muscular layer remained intact during all the assays. The effects were more severe with more hours of exposure. These results demonstrated that after contact by ingestion, the insect dies due to intoxication and cellular disorganization, inhibiting its ability to continue feeding.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782025000300151&lng=en&tlng=enSoursopdiamondback mothlight microscopyscanning electron microscopy (SEM)
spellingShingle Leonara Evangelista de Figueiroa
Priscylla Costa Dantas
Ellen Carine Neves Valente
Alice Maria Nascimento Araújo
José Pedro da Silva
Roseane Cristina Predes Trindade
Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
Ciência Rural
Soursop
diamondback moth
light microscopy
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
title Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
title_full Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
title_fullStr Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
title_short Morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) submitted to microencapsulated formulation of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)
title_sort morphological analysis of the alimentary canal of plutella xylostella linnaeus 1758 lepidoptera plutellidae submitted to microencapsulated formulation of annona muricata l annonaceae
topic Soursop
diamondback moth
light microscopy
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782025000300151&lng=en&tlng=en
work_keys_str_mv AT leonaraevangelistadefigueiroa morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae
AT priscyllacostadantas morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae
AT ellencarinenevesvalente morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae
AT alicemarianascimentoaraujo morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae
AT josepedrodasilva morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae
AT roseanecristinapredestrindade morphologicalanalysisofthealimentarycanalofplutellaxylostellalinnaeus1758lepidopteraplutellidaesubmittedtomicroencapsulatedformulationofannonamuricatalannonaceae