02330naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024501190007926000090019852016560020765300150186365300190187865300080189765300210190570000170192670000190194370000210196270000170198370000210200070000210202177300460204211270282018-02-02       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aRIBEIRO, L. P.  aThe potential use of Annona (Annonaceae) by products as a source of botanical insecticides.h[electronic resource]  c2017  aThe structural and functional diversity of secondary metabolites (allelochemicals) is a key factor for the survival and evolutionary success of plant species inhabiting an environment with an abundance of natural enemies. Therefore, the tropical flora, with its unique biodiversity, is a promising natural reservoir of bioactive substances. In this context, Brazil has the highest plant genetic diversity in the world offering enormous potential for the development of novel active substances based on natural products. In the agricultural context, the study of defense mechanisms of plants comprises an important approach for the selection of new insecticides/acaricides compounds that meet the requirements of effectiveness, safety and selectivity, which are essential precepts of the integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Plant-derived compounds show great potential for the management of populations of arthropod pests, both through homemade preparations for direct use in the field and in the development of botanical insecticides (non-synthetic), as well as templates molecules for the synthesis of new synthetic  insecticides.Among the botanical families that occur in the Neotropical region, Annonaceae is the main family of the order Magnoliales and is one of the most specious families of angiosperms comprising 135 genera and approximately 2,500 species. Annonaceae exhibits a  pantropical distribution with 40 genera and 900 species in the Neotropical region. In Brazil, this family is represented by 29 genera (1endemic) and 386 species, and a large proportion of this richness is found in the Amazon Rain Forest and Atlantic Forest.  aAnnonaceae  abioprospecting  aIPM  anatural products1 aSOUZA, C. M.1 aBICALHO, K. U.1 aBALDIN, E. L. L.1 aFORIM, M. R.1 aFERNANDES, J. B.1 aVENDRAMIM, J. D.  tBolet??n SEEA, Spaingn. 2, p. 1-4, 2017.