Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions
Tawfeek, M., Abu-Shall,, A., Gad, A., Mohey, M. (2017). Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions. EKB Journal Management System, 62(3), 291-301. doi: 10.21608/alexja.2017.5793
M.E. Tawfeek; Amany Abu-Shall,; Abir Gad; M. Mohey. "Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions". EKB Journal Management System, 62, 3, 2017, 291-301. doi: 10.21608/alexja.2017.5793
Tawfeek, M., Abu-Shall,, A., Gad, A., Mohey, M. (2017). 'Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions', EKB Journal Management System, 62(3), pp. 291-301. doi: 10.21608/alexja.2017.5793
Tawfeek, M., Abu-Shall,, A., Gad, A., Mohey, M. Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 62(3): 291-301. doi: 10.21608/alexja.2017.5793

Evaluation of Six Plant Essential Oils against Three Stored Product Insects and Their Effects on the Haemogram under Laboratory Conditions

Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Article 9, Volume 62, Issue 3, June 2017, Page 291-301  XML PDF (335.65 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/alexja.2017.5793
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Authors
M.E. Tawfeek* ; Amany Abu-Shall,; Abir Gad; M. Mohey
Department of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
The effect of six plant essential oils against three stored grain insects, Sitophilus oryzae, Rhizopertha dominica and
Tribolium castaneum were studied under laboratory conditions. The tested oils are namely, fennel oil (Foeniculum
vulgare), caraway oil (Carum carvi), cinnamon oil (Cinnamomum verum), citronella oil (Cymbopogon winterianus),
nutmeg oil (Myristica fragrans) and black cumin oil (Nigella sativa). The result showed that increasing of the oil
concentration and exposure times significantly increased the mortality percentage.
Generally, the toxicity of essential oils at all tested concentrations increased with the increasing of exposure time. So,
the results indicated that toxicity of all tested essential oil against the three stored grain insects at the high concentration
was recorded high mortality faster than low concentration.
The tested essential oils significantly decreased the different haemocyte counts in tested insects, cinnamon oil
markedly increased the haemocyte surface areas in the tested insects especially the surface area of oenocytoides in T.
castaneum.
The recorded results indicate that the essential oils of fennel, caraway, cinnamon and citronella could be applicable to
the management of S. oryzae, R. dominica and T. castaneum adults.
Keywords
Sitophilus oryzae; Rhizopertha dominica; Tribolium castaneum; Plant essential oils; Haemocytes
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