In Vitro Fungistatic Effect of Essential Oils AgainstAscosphaera apis

Abstract

Different essential oils were tested against the fungus Ascosphaera apis, the causal agent of Chalkbrood Disease of honey bees. Essential oils from lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia Emeric ex Loiseleur), coriander (Coriandrum satioum L.), laurel leaf (kurus nobilis L.), false camphor (Cinnammum glandulifera Nees), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), tagetes (Tagetes minuta L.), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) were assayed to prove their fungistatic activity at different concentrations: 700,800 and 900 p U . Strains of Ascosphaera apis were collected from apiaries of different places of Buenos Aires province (Argentina). At all concentrations tested, coriander oil was the most effective fungistatic control while basil and tagetes oils were effective only at 800 pLL/L. No differences in effectiveness of oils were observed against the different strains of Ascosphaera apis.

Antimicrobial potentials of medicinal plant’s extract and their derived silver nanoparticles: A focus on honey bee pathogen

“…The disease is linked to high brood density (productivity) and cooler outside temperatures (Qin et al, 2006). Certain essential oils are known for their antibacterial and antifungal properties; coriander ( Coriandrum satvium ) (Larrán et al, 2001), betel leaf oil, Mountain pepper oil, Kala Bhangra oil, spearmint oil, babuna oil, carrot seed oil, cumin seed oil and clove bud oil (Ansari et al, 2017), Pelargonium oil ( Pelargonium graveolens ), Thyme oil ( Thymus vulgaris ) (Boudegga et al, 2010), Cinnamomum cassia and Piper betel (Chantawannakul et al, 2005), Tessaria absinthioides, Aloysia gratissima , Heterotheca latifolia , Lippia juneliana , L. integrifolia and L. turbinate (Dellacasa et al, 2003).…”

Plant Essential Oils Used Against Some Bee Diseases

“…There are many in vitro research on the fungistatic effect of essential oils obtained from many plants including Coriandrum sativum, Tagetes minuta, Lavandula x intermedia, Laurus nobilis (Damiani et al, 2014;Eguaras et al, 2005;Larrán et al, 2001), Cinnamomum glandulifera, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmurinus offacinalis, Eucalyptus globulus (Larrán et al, 2001), Eugenia caryophyllum, Piper betel, Illicium verum, Cinnamomum cassia, Acorus calamus (Chantawannakul et al, 2003;El-enain et al, 2009;Jatisatienr and Jatisatienr, 1999), Thymus vulgaris, Satureja montana, Origanum vulgare (Colin et al, 1989;Kloucek et al, 2012), Eucalyptus citrodora, Leptospermum petersonii, Leptospermum scoparium (Davis & Ward, 2003), Punica granatum, Psidium guajava, Callistemon viminalis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (El Shafai, 2012, Litsea cubeba, Croton bonplandianus, Mentha spicata, Matricaria chamomilla, Piper betle, Daucus carota, Cuminum cyminum, Syzygium aromaticum , Juglans regia L. (Garbaczewska et al, 2014;Wianowska et al, 2016), Armoracia rusticana, Cymbopogon flexosus, Allium sativum, Origanum compactum, Thymus satureoides, Cinnamomum aromaticum (Kloucek et al, 2012), Origanum onites (Korukluoglu et al, 2009) Melissa officinalis, Cymbopogon spp. (Gochnauer et al, 1979), Litsea cubeba, Pelargonium graveolens (Nardoni et al, 2017), Propolis (Cinnamic acid, pinocembrin) (Voigt and Rademacher, 2015).…”

Genotoxicity and mutagenicity of Rosmarinus officinalis (Labiatae) essential oil in mammalian cells in vivo

“…Its leaves and oil are commonly used as spice and flavoring agents in food processing because of its desirable flavor, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity, due to phenolic diterpenes, such as rosmarinic acid and carnosol (Collins and Charles, 1987;Baratta et al, 1998;Mangena and Muyima, 1999;al-Sereiti et al, 1999;Larràn et al, 2001). This oil is widely used by the cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries as a fragrance component of soaps, creams, lotions, and perfumes.…”