Repellent Activity of Essential Oils and Some of Their Individual Constituents against Tribolium castaneum Herbst

Abstract

A tool for integrated pest management is the use of essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts. In this study, EOs from Tagetes lucida , Lepechinia betonicifolia , Lippia alba , Cananga odorata , and Rosmarinus officinalis , species grown in Colombia, were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. These oils as well as several of their constituents were tested for repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum , using the area preference method. The main components (>10%) found in EOs were methylchavicol, limonene/α-pinene, carvone/limonene, benzyl acetate/linalool/benzyl benzoate, and α-pinene, for T. lucida, L. betonicifolia, L. alba, C. odorata, and R. officinalis, respectively. All EOs were repellent, followed a dose-response relationship, and had bioactivity similar to or better than that of commercial compound IR3535. EOs from C. odorata and L. alba were the most active. Compounds from EOs, such benzyl benzoate, β-myrcene, and carvone, showed good repellent properties. In short, EOs from plants cultivated in Colombia are sources of repellents against T. castaneum.

Chemical composition and bio-pesticidal values of essential oil isolated from the seed of Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer (Apiaceae)

“…Also, the highest mortality of these insects was seen after 12 hours. Caballero-Gallardo et al (2011) tested the repellent activity of essential oils from Tagetes lucida Cav., Lepechinia betonicifolia (Lam. ), Lippia alba (Mill.…”

Characterization of volatile compounds from three Cymbopogon species and Eucalyptus citriodora from Benin and their insecticidal activities against Tribolium castaneum

“…For a very long time, the control of T. castaneum has required the use of chemicals and has promoted the appearance and development of high levels of insecticide resistance in the genus Tribolium as adverse effects in animals and humans (Okonkwo and Okoye, 1996). Botanical extracts and essential oils have been successfully evaluated against this pest as natural repellent or natural insecticide (Caballero-Gallardo et al, 2011;Goudoum, 2013;Khani and Asghari, 2012;Liu et al, 2011;Mishra et al, 2012). In order to find alternative bioactive compounds to control T. castaneum, which demonstrates insecticide resistance, the current work has screened the efficacy of essential oils of C. citratus, C. giganteus, C. schoenanthus and E. citriodora from Benin, as well as piperitone and citronellal as potential natural pesticides against this pest.…”

In search of bIopestIcIdes: The effect of caraway Carum carvi essentIal oIl and Its major constItuents on peach potato aphId Myzus persicae probIng behavIor

“…Insecticidal activity of caraway essential oil, carvone, and limonene against sitophilus oryzae, s. zeamais, and tribolium castaneum has also been reported (Abdelgaleil et al 2009;Fang et al 2010). Carvone is also an effective repellent to t. castaneum (Caballero-Gallardo et al 2011). In unpublished studies by Visser (www.olfacts.com/aphid-repellents/), carvone appeared also to have repellent properties to m. persicae.…”