Insecticidal activity of Four Volatile Oils on Two Museum Insects Pests

Reda, F. A.Bakr; Abdel Fattah, Hoda M.; Salim, Nabila M .; Atiya, Nagwa H.

doi:10.21608/eajbsf.2010.17454

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	Insecticidal activity of Four Volatile Oils on Two Museum Insects Pests
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control
Article 8, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2010, Page 57-66 PDF (842.32 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsf.2010.17454
Authors
F. A.Bakr Reda¹^{, 2}; Hoda M. Abdel Fattah¹^{, 2}; Nabila M . Salim³; Nagwa H. Atiya³
¹Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University
²Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha,KSA
³Center of Researches & conservation of antiquities .Cairo, Egyp
Abstract
Insecticidal effect of volatile oils from peppermint (Mentha piperita), basil (Ocimum basilicum), lemon (Citrus limon) and orange (Citrus sinensis) against two museum insect pests was evaluated by fumigation test. Also, the effect of oils on the antennal segments and their sensilla was studied by using scanning electron microscope. Results of the study revealed that peppermint oil offered the highest toxicity to adults and larvae of the black carpet beetle and cigarette beetle at LD₅₀ level. Larvae of both species were more susceptible than adults to fumigant actions. Among the four volatile oils, the orange oil was less toxic to adult and larvae of both species. Fumigation of the third instar larvae of tested insects with different volatile oils resulted in malformation and disorientation in of the antennal structures and their associated sensilla in the emerged adults.
Keywords
Volatile plant oil; fumigant; control; Attagenus fasciatus; Lasioderma serricorne


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