Ascaridole-rich essential oil from marsh rosemary (Ledum palustre) growing in Poland exerts insecticidal activity on mosquitoes, moths and flies without serious effects on non-target organisms and human cells

Abstract Essential oils are considered an alternative for replacement of conventional insecticides that have provoked an increasing number of resistant species and damages to health. The objective of this work was to investigate the insecticidal activity of Lavandula dentata L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) oil against the species Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) and Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Extraction of the essential oil from the aerial parts of the plant was carried out using hydro-distillation. Its principal compounds (1,8-cineol, camphor, and linalool oxide) were identified. Insecticidal activity was determined by evaluating adulticidal effect using topical application methods and exposure to impregnated paper; larvicidal effect was determined using immersion method. The essential oil presented toxicity in M. domestica and C. albiceps adults; the lethal concentration values (LC50) in the superficial application method were respectively 3.13 ± 0.64 and 1.39 ± 0.19% live weight (l/v). Toxicity was also found in the oil impregnated paper exposure test; the LC50 results for M. domestica and C. albiceps were respectively 4.15 ± 0.64 and 5.14 ± 0.81%. Larvicidal effect was observed on third stage M. domestica larvae when exposed to an oil concentration of 2.5% (m/v). In addition, the oil was evaluated for cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and genotoxicity in human cells, and the in vitro safety of this oil in human cells was verified. Thus, L. dentata oil presented insecticidal activity in M. domestica and C. albiceps and can be used as an alternative for control of these dipterans.

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Composition of Prangos pabularia Essential Oil: Identification of an Unknown Compound from the Oil and its Insecticidal Activity against Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0033-1336460 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 79 (05) ◽

Author(s):

N Tabanca ◽

A Ali ◽

M Tsikolia ◽

UR Bernier ◽

G Ozek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Aedes Aegypti ◽

Yellow Fever ◽

Insecticidal Activity ◽

Yellow Fever Mosquito ◽

Unknown Compound

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Insecticidal activity of Cinnamomum camphora Ness and Eberm var. linaloolifera Fujita leaf essential oil and linalool against Anticarsia gemmatalis

Journal of Essential Oil Research ◽

10.1080/10412905.2021.1937353 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Camila B. Vicenço ◽

Wendel P. Silvestre ◽

Tiago S. Lima ◽

Gabriel F. Pauletti

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Insecticidal Activity ◽

Anticarsia Gemmatalis ◽

Cinnamomum Camphora ◽

Leaf Essential Oil

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Insecticidal activity of citronella grass essential oil on Frankliniella schultzei and Myzus persicae

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/s1413-70542013000200004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 138-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Patrícia Fontes Pinheiro ◽

Vagner Tebaldi de Queiroz ◽

Vando Miossi Rondelli ◽

Adilson Vidal Costa ◽

Tiago de Paula Marcelino ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Insecticidal Activity ◽

Myzus Persicae ◽

Green Peach Aphid ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Frankliniella Schultzei ◽

Wide Range ◽

Citronella Grass

The thrips, Frankliniella schultzei, and green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, cause direct damage to plants of economic importance and transmit phytoviruses, causing large economic losses. Chemical constituents of essential oils present a wide range of biological activities. The aim of this work was to evaluate insecticidal activity of essential oil from citronella grass, Cymbopogon winterianus, on F. schultzei and M. persicae. This essential oil was obtained by steam distillation and components were identified by GC/FID and GC/MS. A Potter spray tower was used to spray insects with the essential oil. The major constituents are geraniol (28.62%), citronellal (23.62%) and citronellol (17.10%). Essential oil of C. winterianus at 1% (w v-1) causes mortality in F. schultzei and M. persicae at 34.3% and 96.9%, respectively. The LC50 value for M. persicae was 0.36% and LC90 0.66%. Thus, citronella grass essential oil at 1% (w v-1) is more toxic to M. persicae than F. schultzei. This essential oil shows promise for developing pesticides to manage M. persicae.

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In VitroEffect ofCinnamomum zeylanicumBlume Essential Oil onCandidaspp. Involved in Oral Infections

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2018/4045013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Marianne de Lucena Rangel ◽

Sabrina Garcia de Aquino ◽

Jefferson Muniz de Lima ◽

Lúcio Roberto Castellano ◽

Ricardo Dias de Castro

Keyword(s):

Cell Wall ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Fungal Growth ◽

Human Cells ◽

Phytochemical Analysis ◽

Oral Infections ◽

Human Red Blood Cells ◽

Main Component

The present study demonstrates the antifungal potential of chemically characterized essential oil (EO) ofCinnamomum zeylanicumBlume onCandidaspp. biofilm and establishes its mode of action, effect on fungal growth kinetics, and cytotoxicity to human cells. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal fungicidal concentration (MFC) values varied from 62.5 to 1,000μg/mL, and the effect seems to be due to interference with cell wall biosynthesis. The kinetics assay showed that EO at MICx2 (500μg/mL) induced a significant (p < 0.05) reduction of the fungal growth after exposure for 8 h. At this concentration, the EO was also able to hinder biofilm formation and reduceCandidaspp. monospecies and multispecies in mature biofilm at 24 h and 48 h (p < 0.05). A protective effect on human red blood cells was detected with the EO at concentrations up to 750μg/mL, as well as an absence of a significant reduction (p > 0.05) in the viability of human red blood cells at concentrations up to 1,000μg/mL. Phytochemical analysis identified eugenol as the main component (68.96%) of the EO.C. zeylanicumBlume EO shows antifungal activity, action on the yeast cell wall, and a deleterious effect onCandidaspp. biofilms. This natural product did not show evidence of cytotoxicity toward human cells.

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Insecticidal and repellent activity of the essential oil of Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera Y. Fujita (Ho-Sho) and Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J Presl. var. hosyo (Hon-Sho) on Sitophilus zeamaisMots. (Coleoptera, Curculionedae)

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais ◽

10.1590/1983-084x/14_074 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (4 suppl 1) ◽

pp. 769-773 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R.L. CANSIAN ◽

V. ASTOLFI ◽

R.I. CARDOSO ◽

N. PAROUL ◽

S.S. ROMAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Insecticidal Activity ◽

Sitophilus Zeamais ◽

Repellent Activity ◽

Cinnamomum Camphora ◽

Preference Index ◽

Lethal Doses ◽

Repellency Activity

ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to evaluate the insecticidal and repellency activity of the essential oil of Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera Y. Fujita (Ho-Sho) and Cinnamomumcamphora (L.) J Presl.var. hosyo (Hon-Sho), against the Sitophilus zeamais in maize grains. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS.The insecticidal activity was determined by the toxicity of different concentrations of essential oils during 24 hours of contact with the insects, in the absence of feed substrate. The Bioassays of repellency were conducted with lethal doses (LD50,LD25,and LD12.5) obtained from insecticidal bioassay. In order to compare the treatments the preference index (PI) was employed. The analysis of the essential oils of Cinnamomum camphora leaves indicated 68% of camphor and 9% of linalool for the variation Hon-Sho and 95% of linalool to the variation Ho-Sho. The variation Ho-Sho presented greatest insecticidal activity than the variation Hon-Sho against the Sitophiluszeamais, with LD50 of 0.35 μL/cm2, whereas in the variation Hon-Sho the ratewas 0.48 μL/cm2. However, considering only the concentrations of linalool and camphor of Ho-Sho and Hon-Sho, the lethal doses’ evaluation of these compounds were similar. The values of the preference index ranged from -0.3 to -0.8 for thevariation Ho-Sho and -0.2 to -0.7 for the variation Hon-Sho. The essential oils evaluated in this work showed repellent activity against Sitophiluszeamais in vitro and in trials performed in mini-silos.

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Chemistry and insecticidal potential of bay leaf essential oil against stored grain pest of wheat

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v8i4.1085 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 2049-2054 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

K. K. Chahal ◽

Ritima Bansal ◽

Ramandeep Kaur

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Column Chromatography ◽

Insecticidal Activity ◽

Polar Fraction ◽

Spectroscopic Techniques ◽

Stored Grain ◽

Maximum Inhibition ◽

Leaf Oil ◽

Leaf Essential Oil ◽

Stored Grain Pest

A laboratory experiment was conducted to study chemistry and insecticidal activity of bay leaf oil, its fractions and isolated compounds against stored grain pest of wheat i.e.Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Bay leaf essential oil extracted from dried and powdered bay leaves was subjected to column chromatography to have its fractions. Extensive column chromatography of polar fraction yielded Eugenol and 7, 7 Dimethyl-3-methylene bicyclo [2.2.1] heptan-4-ol which were identified by spectroscopic techniques. Bay leaf oil was tested for its insecticidal activity at five different concentrations in the range 4-12 mg g-1respectively against F1 generation of red rust flour beetle adults. Maximum inhibition was observed at 12 mg g-1concentration. The activity was both time and concentration dependent. The fractions of bay leaf essential oil and the compounds isolated were tested at 4mg g-1 concentration. Polar fraction was found to be more active as compared to nonpolar fraction as 100 and 53.1% mortality was obtained on 30th day for polar and nonpolar fractions, respectively. Comparison of eugenol and 7, 7 Dimethyl-3-methylene bicyclo [2.2.1] heptan-4-ol showed complete mortality on 33rd and 35thday respectively , which revealed that adults of T. castaneum were more susceptible to eugenol.The results indicated that bay leaf essential oil may have potential to control stored grain pest, T. castaneum.

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