Chemical Composition and Bioactivity of Three Plant Essential Oils against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 8, Issue 10, October 2017, Page 535-539 PDF (235.12 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2017.46601 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| S. S. Awadalla1; G. M. Zayed2; A. S. Hashem2 | ||||
| 1Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Plant Protection Research Institute, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Three essential oils extracted from German chamomile, Matricaria chamomilla, Anise, Pimpinella anisum and cumin, Cuminum cyminum were assessed against two of the major stored grain insect species, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). The chemical composition of the essential oils was determined by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry. The bioactivity of the oils determined was assessed against both species. A concentration of 100000 ppm, essential oils caused 100% mortality of S.oryzae after 96 h. of exposure, whereas, T. castaneum were more tolerant to the oils than S. oryzae. At this concentration, the values of F1 progeny production, progeny reduction (%) and grain weight loss (%) of both insect species were lower than other concentrations. Eventually, all oils exhibited a negative impact on some biological aspects of both insects. These results highlight the potential of these oils as grain protectants and antifeedants, and consequently could be suitable for the management of insect pests in grain stores. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bioactivity; inhibitors; progeny production; tolerant | ||||
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