Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?

Sá, Giulian César da Silva; Bezerra, Pedro Vitor Vale; Silva, Melissa Farias Alves da; Silva, Leidiane Barboza da; Barra, Patrícia Batista; Ximenes, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo; Uchôa, Adriana Ferreira

doi:10.1007/s10340-022-01507-2

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“…Aedes aegypti L. and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) mosquitoes that have bitten viral-infected humans transmit the disease to other humans. These mosquitoes are major vectors of arboviruses such as Zika, yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya 1 – 3 . Dengue is one of the most dangerous arboviruses, causing high morbidity and mortality rates in several countries around the world including many parts of Thailand 2 , 4 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because plant essential oils (EOs) are natural substances, they and their phytochemical constituents are good, green alternatives to temephos. They are not harmful or only slightly harmful to mammals and non-target aquatic predators of mosquitoes at a practical pesticidal level, plus they degrade rapidly in the environment 3 , 11 . The EOs of Cinnamomum verum (J.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ovicidal toxicity of plant essential oils and their major constituents against two mosquito vectors and their non-target aquatic predators

Moungthipmalai

Puwanard

Aungtikun

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Plant essential oil (EO) is a natural alternative to synthetic chemical insecticides for mosquito control. EOs from Citrus aurantium L., Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf.), and Cinnamomum verum (J. Presl.) were selected for topical assay of their ovicidal activity against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse). Their efficacy was compared to that of 1% (w/w) temephos. In addition, their non-toxicity against aquatic mosquito predators, Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia reticulata, was tested. Found by GC–MS analysis, the major constituent of C. verum EO was trans-cinnamaldehyde, of C. aurantium EO was d-limonene, and of C. citratus EO was geranial. Both C. verum EO and trans-cinnamaldehyde at a high concentration (30,000 ppm) exhibited high ovicidal activity against Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus eggs after 48 h of incubation with an inhibition rate of 91.0–93.0% for C. verum EO and 96.7–95.2% for trans-cinnamaldehyde. The combination of C. verum EO + geranial exhibited the strongest synergistic inhibition activity (100%) against the two mosquito vectors and was five times more effective than temephos. Moreover, they were not toxic to the non-target fishes. As a safe ovicidal agent for mosquito egg control, the combination of C. verum EO + geranial has excellent potential.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ovicidal toxicity of plant essential oils and their major constituents against two mosquito vectors and their non-target aquatic predators

Moungthipmalai

Puwanard

Aungtikun

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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“…The synergistic mortality index (SMI) was determined using the formula below 14,15 , SMI = LT 50 of binary mixture formulation/LT 50 of individual formulation (10) SMI < 1 indicates synergistic in providing mortality; and SMI > 1 indicates antagonistic.…”

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“…In particular, EOs and their main constituents from Cinnamomum osmophleum, Cymbopogon citratus, Cuminium cyminum, Eucalyptus globulus, Illicium verum, Laurus nobilis, Ocimum gratissimum, Pimpinella anisum, and Myristica fragrans are biodegradable, with low resistance rates in insect pests [6][7][8][9][10] . Moreover, EOs from C. citratus, C. cyminum, O. gratissimum, and P. anisum are also benign to non-target species such as earthworm (Eisenia foetida), ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), and predatory bug (Podisus nigrispinus) [11][12][13] .…”

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confidence: 99%

Synergistic toxicity against housefly Musca domestica of plant essential oils and their major constituents and safety against a non-target pollinator

Moungthipmalai

Puwanard

Sittichok

et al. 2023

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Plant essential oils (EOs) can fulfill the role of safe and effective fly repellent and adulticide. Individual and binary mixture formulations of Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf.) and Illicium verum (J. Presl.) EOs and their major constituents were assayed for their repellent and adulticidal activities against Musca domestica L. and non-target pollinator, Apis florea F. Their efficacy was compared to that of 1.0% (w/v) α-cypermethrin. A GC-MS analysis found that geranial and trans-anethole were the major constituents of C. citratus EO (45.23%) and I. verum (93.23%), respectively. All binary mixture formulations exhibited high and synergistic repellent and adulticidal effects: an increased repellent value between 18.7 to 57.6%, and a mortality rate value between 41.9 to 92.7%. The highest synergistic repellent effect was from 2.5% C. citratus EO + 2.5% I. verum EO, while the highest synergistic adulticidal effect was from 1.0% C. citratus EO + 1.0% trans-anethole. Both were more effective than 1.0% (w/v) α-cypermethrin. On the other hand, they were not toxic to the non-target pollinator. To conclude, C. citratus EO + I. verum EO and C. citratus EO + trans-anethole have a high potential as repellent and adulticidal agents against M. domestica which are safe for a pollinator, Apis florea.

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“…This leads many producers to misuse unregistered synthetic chemicals, without guaranteeing their efficiency, contributing to increased environmental contamination, and causing negative interference in the population of natural enemies, which directly hinders pest management, in addition to promoting the increase of populations resistant to numerous active principles of pesticides. In this context, the use of plants with acaricidal and/or insecticidal principles and, mainly, plant by-products from residues of agro-industrial processes, such as fruit peel, emerge as a possible alternative for controlling individual pests through secondary metabolites of plants [6] .…”

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confidence: 99%

Extracts of plant residues from soursop peels in the management of palm red mite

Piffer¹,

Fornaciari²,

Bolsoni³

et al. 2023

J. Entomol. Zool. Stud.

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Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924 (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae), is one of the main pest mites of palm and banana trees, causing significant damage in producing regions. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the acaricidal effect of soursop peel extract (Annona muricata L.) on R. indica adults. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design using soursop peel extract, with 7 replications and 12 individuals of R. indica per replication. The experimental units consisted of discs of coconut palm leaves (4 cm in diameter), with cotton moistened at the bottom of the Petri dish (10.0 x 1.2 cm) and around the disc to maintain turgor and prevent mites from escaping. The application was carried out using an airbrush, connected to a calibrated compressor with a constant pressure of 1.3 psi and 1 mL of solution per plate. The acaricidal effect was evaluated 24, 48, and 72 hours after spraying. Mortality data were corrected and subsequently submitted to probit analysis (p≤0.05) using the statistical program R, with the LC50 and LC90 of the extract being calculated. The soursop peel extract at the maximum concentration used (15%) showed mortality of 80% of individuals of R. indica. The LC50 was 1.934%. It was concluded that extracts from soursop peel have acaricidal potential on R. indica in the laboratory.

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Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?

Cited by 19 publications

References 230 publications

Ovicidal toxicity of plant essential oils and their major constituents against two mosquito vectors and their non-target aquatic predators

Ovicidal toxicity of plant essential oils and their major constituents against two mosquito vectors and their non-target aquatic predators

Synergistic toxicity against housefly Musca domestica of plant essential oils and their major constituents and safety against a non-target pollinator

Extracts of plant residues from soursop peels in the management of palm red mite

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