Chemical Composition and Fumigant Toxicity of Some Essential Oils Against Ephestia kuehniella

ABSTRACT The chemical constituents of some essential oils extracted from aromatic plants (savory, Satureja thymbra L.; Turkish oregano, Origanum onites L.; myrtle, Myrtus communis L.; marjoram, Origanum majorana L.; laurel, Laurus nobilis L.; lemon, Citrus limon L.; sticky goosefoot, Chenopodium botrysh L.; and tansy, Tanecetum armenum [DC] Suchultz Bip.) were analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry. Fumigant toxicity of volatile compounds was tested against Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), eggs and adults. Percentage of mortality and longevity of E. kuehniella adults were estimated after essential oil treatments. LC50 and LC99 values were determined for each exposure time for each essential oil. Marjoram and lemon oils were the most effective of all the essential oils tested. The major components were linalool, 1.8-cineole, citral, 2-(4a.8-dimethyl-1.2.3.4.4a.5.6.7-octahydro-naphthalen-2-yl)-prop-2-en-l-ol, and p-cymene for marjoram, laurel, lemon, goosefoot, and tansy, respectively. The LC50 and LC99 values were estimated as 3.27 and 5.13 µl liter-1 air for marjoram and 4.05 and 5.57 µl liter-1 air for lemon essential oils at the longest exposure time. Decreasing longevity effect of marjoram and lemon was more prominent compared with other essential oils. We suggest that essential oils obtained from certain aromatic plants have potential as fumigants for stored product pests.

[1]  O. Sağdıç,et al.  Insecticidal Activity of the Essential Oils from Different Plants Against Three Stored-Product Insects , 2010, Journal of insect science.

[2]  S. Yılmaz,et al.  Bioactivities of different essential oils against the adults of two stored product insects , 2010 .

[3]  O. Sağdıç,et al.  Fumigant Toxicity of Five Essential Oils Against the Eggs of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller and Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) , 2009 .

[4]  P. Alves,et al.  Effects of essential oils on Aedes aegypti larvae: alternatives to environmentally safe insecticides. , 2008, Bioresource technology.

[5]  A. Ayvaz,et al.  Effect of cold storage and different diets on Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lep:Pyralidae) , 2008, Journal of Pest Science.

[6]  S. Rajendran,et al.  Plant products as fumigants for stored-product insect control , 2008 .

[7]  M. Isman.  Botanical insecticides: for richer, for poorer. , 2008, Pest management science.

[8]  F. Sefidkon,et al.  Fumigant toxicity of essential oil from Artemisia sieberi Besser against three stored-product insects , 2007 .

[9]  S. Albayrak,et al.  Inherited sterility in Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Effect of gamma radiation on insect fecundity, fertility and developmental period , 2007 .

[10]  Z. Korunić,et al.  Toxicity of naturally occurring compounds of Lamiaceae and Lauraceae to three stored-product insects , 2007 .

[11]  M. Isman.  Botanical insecticides, deterrents, and repellents in modern agriculture and an increasingly regulated world. , 2006, Annual review of entomology.

[12]  F. Erler.  Fumigant activity of six monoterpenoids from aromatic plants in Turkey against the two stored-product pests confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum, and Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella , 2005 .

[13]  I. Konstantopoulou,et al.  Insecticidal effects of essential oils. A study of the effects of essential oils extracted from eleven Greek aromatic plants onDrosophila auraria , 1992, Experientia.

[14]  D. Papachristos,et al.  Fumigant toxicity of three essential oils on the eggs of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) , 2004 .

[15]  Y. Ahn,et al.  Insecticidal and Acaricidal Activity of Carvacrol and β-Thujaplicine Derived from Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondai Sawdust , 2004, Journal of Chemical Ecology.

[16]  Y. Ahn,et al.  Toxicity of Plant Essential Oils to Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) , 2003, Journal of economic entomology.

[17]  E. Koschier,et al.  Bioactivity of carvacrol and thymol against Frankliniella occidentalis and Thrips tabaci , 2003 .

[18]  C. Gileadi,et al.  Activation of octopaminergic receptors by essential oil constituents isolated from aromatic plants: possible mode of action against insect pests. , 2002, Pest management science.

[19]  L. Hansen,et al.  Effect of Temperature on Parasitism and Host-Feeding of Trichogramma turkestanica (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) , 2002, Journal of economic entomology.

[20]  D. Papachristos,et al.  Repellent, toxic and reproduction inhibitory effects of essential oil vapours on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) , 2002 .

[21]  E. Enan.  Insecticidal activity of essential oils: octopaminergic sites of action. , 2001, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP.

[22]  Raja,et al.  Effect of plant volatile oils in protecting stored cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers against Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) infestation. , 2001, Journal of stored products research.

[23]  A. Bélanger,et al.  Acaricidal Properties of Artemisia absinthium and Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) Essential Oils Obtained by Three Methods of Extraction , 2001, Journal of economic entomology.

[24]  M. Isman.  PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS FOR PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT , 2000 .

[25]  F. Erler,et al.  Ovicidal activity of essential oils from five plants against two stored-product insects , 2000 .

[26]  C. Peterson,et al.  Insecticidal activity of monoterpenoids to western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae), and house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). , 1997, Journal of economic entomology.

[27]  C. Regnault-Roger.  The potential of botanical essential oils for insect pest control , 1997 .

[28]  G. Gurusubramanian,et al.  Effect of Exposure of Eggs to Vapours from Essential Oils on Egg Mortality, Development and Adult Emergence in Earias vittella (F.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) , 1997 .

[29]  E. Shaaya,et al.  Plant oils as fumigants and contact insecticides for the control of stored-product insects , 1997 .

[30]  C. Regnault-Roger,et al.  Fumigant toxic activity and reproductive inhibition induced by monoterpenes on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera), a bruchid of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) , 1995 .

[31]  N. Lale.  An overview of the use of plant products in the management of stored product Coleoptera in the tropics , 1995 .

[32]  P. J. Rice,et al.  Insecticidal properties of several monoterpenoids to the house fly (Diptera: Muscidae), red flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and southern corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). , 1994, Journal of economic entomology.

[33]  W. S. Abbott,et al.  A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. 1925. , 1925, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.

[34]  P. D. Cox,et al.  The influence of temperature and humidity on the life-cycle of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). , 1977 .