Insecticidal property of methanolic leaf extract of Sweet Basil, Ocimum basilicum (L.) against cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Naveen, M.; Jayaraj, J.; Chinniah, C.; Mini, M L; Vellaikumar, S.; Shanthi, M.

doi:10.22271/j.ento.2021.v9.i1d.8155

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“…At present, the use of plant extracts has made significant progress in the prevention and control of pests. Since the 1980s, research on plant essential oils against L. serricorne , such as the lure or avoidance ( Işikber et al, 2009 ; Guarino et al, 2021 ), fumigation activity ( Işikber et al, 2009 ; Boukaew et al, 2017 ), contact activity ( Huang and Ho, 1998 ; Huang et al, 2002 ; Naveen et al, 2021 ), has been carried out. Ramadan et al (2020) studied the avoidance of L. serricorne by carvacrol, citronella, geraniol, nootkatone, and N , N -diethyl-meta-toluamide.…”

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Behavioral Response, Fumigation Activity, and Contact Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Tobacco Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne (F.)) Adults

Ren

Wang

Jiang³

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Front. Chem.

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Tobacco beetle (Lasioderma serricorne (F.)) is one of the main storage pests that harm tobacco leaves. The current control methods mainly include physical control, chemical control, and biological control, but they all have their own disadvantages. In this study, 22 kinds of plant essential oils in grapefruit, peppermint, juniper, eucalyptus, myrrh, lemon grass, geranium, tea tree, cypress, citronella, patchouli, benzoin, rosemary, cinnamon, clary sage, bergamot, mastic, ginger, rose hydrosol, cedar, thyme, and basil, respectively, are selected to explore their behavioral responses against L. serricorne adults using a glass Y-tube olfactometer. The behavioral responses results show that 17 kinds of essential oils in eucalyptus, basil, grapefruit, cypress, mastic, peppermint, patchouli, juniper, geranium, thyme, benzoin, lemon grass, cinnamon, ginger, rosemary, clary sage, and citronella can avoid L. serricorne adults, while five kinds of essential oils in tea tree, rose hydrosol, myrrh, bergamot, and cedar can attract L. serricorne adults. Especially, essential oils in eucalyptus and grapefruit can avoid L. serricorne adults at 1 μl/L with the repellent rates of 94.67 and 94.56%, respectively. Meanwhile, 17 kinds of essential oils which can avoid L. serricorne adults are selected to determine their fumigation activity against L. serricorne adults using the Erlenmeyer flask test method, and bioassay results show that after 72 h of treatment, five kinds of plant essential oils in rosemary, eucalyptus, basil, citronella, and geranium show excellent fumigation activity against L. serricorne adults with the mortality rates of 100.00, 95.29, 95.29, 94.12, and 91.76%, respectively, and their LD50 of the contact activity against L. serricorne adults determined using the leaf-dipping method are 3.60, 3.49, 8.90, 6.70, and 7.80 μl/L, respectively. Our results show that plant essential oils could be developed as environmentally friendly insect control agents.

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Behavioral Response, Fumigation Activity, and Contact Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Tobacco Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne (F.)) Adults

Ren

Wang

Jiang³

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“…These aromatic essential oils and the nonvolatile compounds found in basil species are used in flavoring, fragrance, cosmetics, aromatherapy, and pharmaceuticals. They are highly regarded for their diverse biological properties, including antimicrobial activity, insecticidal effects, antioxidant capabilities, and numerous therapeutic benefits [ 13 , 19 , 22 , 24 ]. Nevertheless, it is important to note that the production, accumulation, and distribution of secondary metabolites are significantly influenced by genetic factors, developmental stages, morphogenetic processes, environmental conditions, and processing techniques [ 26 , 27 , 28 ].…”

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“…They exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory activities [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. In addition, the essential oils have demonstrated insecticidal and repellent properties, making them useful in pest control [ 23 , 24 , 25 ]. The morphological development, essential oil content, and composition of Ocimum species are significantly influenced by genetic factors, growing conditions, phenology, and other elements [ 26 , 27 , 28 ].…”

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Phenotypic Variations and Bioactive Constituents among Selected Ocimum Species

Mulugeta,

Pluhár,

Radácsi

2023

Plants

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Basil (Ocimum species) represents an extraordinary group of aromatic plants that have gained considerable economic importance, primarily due to their essential oils, which have applications in medicine, culinary, and perfumery. The Ocimum genus encompasses more than 60 species of herbs and shrubs originally native to tropical regions. This genus stands out for its remarkable diversity, displaying a wide spectrum of variations in phenotype, chemical composition, and genetic makeup. In addition to genetic factors, the growth, development, and essential oil production of basil are also influenced by environmental conditions, ontogeny, and various other factors. Consequently, the primary objective of this study was to explore the diversity in both the morphological characteristics and essential oil composition among basil genotypes preserved within the gene bank of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. The investigation involved the assessment of fifteen basil genotypes, representing four distinct species: Ocimum basilicum (including ‘Anise’, ‘Clove’, ‘Fino Verde’, ‘Licorice’, ‘Mammoth’, ‘Mrs. Burns’, ‘Thai tömzsi’, ‘Thai hosszú’, and ‘Vietnamese basil’), Ocimum sanctum (green holy basils), Ocimum citrodora (Lemon basil), and Ocimum gratissimum (African and Vana holy basil). The genotypes exhibited significant variations in their morphological growth, essential oil content (EOC), and composition. African basil produced more biomass (408.3 g/plant) and showed robust growth. The sweet basil cultivars clove, licorice, Thai tömzsi, and Thai hosszú also exhibited similar robust growth trends. Vietnamese basil, on the other hand, displayed the lowest fresh biomass of 82.0 g per plant. Both holy basils showed EOC levels below 0.5%, while Mrihani basil stood out with the highest EOC of 1.7%. The predominant constituents of the essential oil among these genotypes comprised estragole, thymol, methyl cinnamate, linalool, and eugenol. In conclusion, this study showed that the genotypes of basil stored in the department’s gene bank exhibit a wide range of variability, both within and between species.

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“…Sweet basil leaf extracts also have metabolites with insecticidal activity, and it enables using them as insect repellent (Koech 2018;Naveen et al 2021). Despite its insecticidal activity, sweet basil grown in some regions worldwide can be injured by insects belonging to orders Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera and Thysanoptera (Olson & Bidlack 1997;Meek & Bidlack 2005;Shahrajabian et al 2020).…”

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Incidence of two caterpillar species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and injuries caused by them in sweet basil grown in Seropédica County, RJ

Aguiar-Menezes

Fernandes²,

Menezes

2021

Entomol Commun

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Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) is one of the most popular herbs in the world, given its aromatic, medicinal and insecticidal properties. Its leaves are rich in essential oils, as well as the plant part with the highest economic value in this species. The aims of the current study are to identify the causative agent of injuries observed in sweet basil plants grown in Seropédica County, RJ (Brazil), as well as to feature both their feeding behavior and injuries caused by them. The herein investigated injuries were caused in sweet basil stems and leaves by caterpillars, which were collected with the leaves and grown in laboratory until they reached the adult stage. Two lepidopteran species belonging to family Crambidae were identified, namely: Hyalorista opalizalis (Guenée, 1854) and Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818); approximately 73% of adult individuals obtained in laboratory belonged to the first species. Caterpillars belonging to both species have caused similar injuries to O. basilicum plants. Injuries were featured by the sectioning of stems whose leaves were bundled with silk threads and formed a shelter, where caterpillars ate the leaf limb in. The current study also recorded O. basilicum plants used as hosts by P. phoenicealis insects, for the first time.

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Insecticidal property of methanolic leaf extract of Sweet Basil, Ocimum basilicum (L.) against cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Behavioral Response, Fumigation Activity, and Contact Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Tobacco Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne (F.)) Adults

Behavioral Response, Fumigation Activity, and Contact Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Tobacco Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne (F.)) Adults

Phenotypic Variations and Bioactive Constituents among Selected Ocimum Species

Incidence of two caterpillar species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and injuries caused by them in sweet basil grown in Seropédica County, RJ

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