01968naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000220009524501280011726000090024552011210025465000130137565000160138865000160140465000110142065000090143165000240144065000180146465000200148270000250150270000220152770000180154970000200156770000190158777300720160621140182020-01-09       2019    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 adoi.org/10.18474/JES18-672DOI1 aFREITAS, G. S. de  aAcaricidal activity of palm oil on Aceria guerreronis (AcaribEriophyidae) and a nontarget predator.h[electronic resource]  c2019  aThe coconut mite,Aceria guerreronisKeifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), is a severe andubiquitous pest of coconut plantations worldwide. Vegetable oils contain fatty acids that areactive against a variety of agricultural pests; however, little is known about their efficiency incontrollingA. guerreronisas well as their adverse effects on its natural enemies. Here, weassessed the chemical profile of palm oil as well as its toxicity and repellence to bothA.guerreronisandTyphlodromus ornatusDenmark and Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a naturalenemy of the pest. Oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids accounted for over 85% of palm oil fattyacid composition. Also, palm oil was approximately 4-fold more toxic to the coconut mite thanto its predator. Furthermore, the lethal concentration percentage (LC)50and LC99of palm oilindicated greater activity against the coconut mite than to its predator. Therefore, by exhibitinghigher toxicity and repellence to the coconut mite, with substantial selectivity to the predatorT.ornatus, palm oil is a promising tool to be integrated in the control ofA. guerreronisin coconutplantations.  aCoconuts  aFatty acids  aPlant pests  aÁcaro  aCoco  aControle Biológico  aÓleo Vegetal  aPraga de Planta1 aSENA FILHO, J. G. de1 aSARAIVA, W. V. A.1 aVIEIRA, I. G.1 aOLIVEIRA, E. E.1 aTEODORO, A. V.  tJournal of Entomological Sciencegv. 54, n. 2, p. 60-68, abr. 2019.