Successive applications of insecticides to control Plutella xylostella L.(Lepidoptera:
Plutellidae) have resulted in the emergence of resistant populations of this insect. A novel
control measure for this target insect could be the use of botanical insecticides derived from
plant tissues. Hence, we experimentally tested aqueous extracts of Alibertia edulis (Rich.),
Alibertia intermedia (Mart.), and Alibertia sessilis (Vell.) K. Schum. found in the Brazilian
savannah in order to investigate their potential to disrupt the life cycle of P. xylostella …