scholarly journals Identification of Repellent and Insecticidal Constituents fromArtemisia mongolicaEssential Oil againstLasioderma serricorne

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxue You ◽  
Shanshan Guo ◽  
Wenjuan Zhang ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Zhufeng Geng ◽  
...  

The aims of this research were to determine the chemical composition and insecticidal and repellent activities of theArtemisia mongolicaessential oil againstLasioderma serricorneand to isolate active constituents from the essential oil. The essential oil ofA. mongolicawas obtained by hydrodistillation and 36 components were identified with GC-MS. Eucalyptol (39.88%), (S)-cis-verbenol (14.93%), 4-terpineol (7.20%), (−)-camphor (6.02%), andα-terpineol (4.20%) were found to be major components. With a further isolation process, five constituents obtained from the essential oil were identified as eucalyptol, verbenol, 4-terpineol, camphor, andα-terpineol. In the progress of assay, it showed thatL. serricorneadults had different sensitivities to the crude essential oil and isolated constituents. 4-Terpineol exhibited strongest contact activity againstL. serricorne, showing the LD50value of 8.62 μg/adult. Moreover, camphor andα-terpineol showed stronger fumigant activity (LC50=2.91and 3.27 mg/L air, resp.) againstL. serricornethan crude essential oil and other constituents. In addition, the essential oil, eucalyptol, verbenol, andα-terpineol showed comparable repellency againstL. serricorneadults. The results indicate that the essential oil and isolated compounds have potential to provide more efficient and safer natural insecticides or repellents for control of insects in food and Chinese medicinal materials preservation.

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1501000
Author(s):  
Chun-Xue You ◽  
Shan-Shan Guo ◽  
Wen-Juan Zhang ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Cheng-Fang Wang ◽  
...  

The chemical composition, contact and repellent activities of the essential oil from Murraya microphylla branches and leaves against Lasioderma serricorne adults were determined and six compounds from the essential oil were isolated as well. The essential oil of M. microphylla obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis; 22 compounds were identified. The main constituents of the essential oil included β-caryophyllene (18.0%), α-pinene (13.8%), spathulenol (9.5%), α-humulene (6.0%), γ-elemene (5.1%) and zingiberene (4.6%), followed by α-cadinol (3.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (3.8%). Six of these compounds were isolated and fully identified as α-pinene, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, caryophyllene oxide, spathulenol and α-cadinol. L. serricorne adults had different sensitivities to the crude essential oil and isolated compounds. α-Humulene exhibited the strongest contact activity against L. serricorne, showing an LD50 value of 13.1 μg adult−1. However, spathulenol, the crude essential oil and α-cadinol showed stronger contact activity against L. serricorne than caryophyllene oxide and β-caryophyllene. The essential oil, α-humulene and spathulenol showed comparable repellency against L. serricorne adults at 2 h after exposure, relative to the positive control, DEET. The results demonstrate that the essential oil and isolated compounds exhibited important contact and repellent activities against L. serricorne. Thus, they could become potential natural insecticides or repellents for control of insects in stored products.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Nan Lu ◽  
Xin Chao Liu ◽  
Qi Zhi Liu ◽  
Zhi Long Liu

The aim of this research was to determine chemical composition and insecticidal activities of the essential oil ofAgeratum houstonianumMill. aerial parts against booklice,Liposcelis bostrychophilaBadonnel, and to isolate any insecticidal constituents from the oil. Essential oil ofA. houstonianumwas obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 35 components in the essential oil were identified. The major compounds were precocene II (62.68%), precocene I (13.21%), andβ-caryophyllene (7.92%). Based on bioactivity-guided fractionation, precocene II and precocene I were isolated and identified as the active constituents. The essential oil exhibited contact toxicity againstL. bostrychophilawith an LC50value of 50.8 μg/cm2. Precocene II (LC50= 30.4 μg/cm2) exhibited stronger acute toxicity than precocene I (LC50= 64.0 μg/cm2) against the booklice. The essential oil and the two isolated constituents also possessed strong repellent activity againstL. bostrychophila. The results indicated that the essential oil and its constituent compounds have potential for development into natural insecticides or repellents for control of insects in stored grains.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Chao Liu ◽  
Ligang Zhou ◽  
Zhi Long Liu

The aim of this research was to determine chemical composition and insecticidal activities of the essential oil ofValeriana jatamansiJones roots against booklice,Liposcelis bostrychophilaBadonnel, and to isolate insecticidal constituents from the oil. Essential oil ofV. jatamansiwas obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 27 components in the essential oil were identified. The major compounds were patchoulol (24.3%),α-bulnesene (13.8%), isovaleric acid (12.9%),α-guaiene (8.7%), and 3-methylvaleric acid (8.4%). Based on bioactivity-guided fractionation, isovaleric acid, 3-methylvaleric acid, and patchoulol were isolated and identified as the active constituents. The essential oil exhibited contact toxicity againstL. bostrychophilawith an LC50value of 236.4 μg/cm2. Patchoulol (LC50= 61.35 μg/cm2) exhibited stronger acute toxicity than 3-methylvaleric acid (LC50= 210.69 μg/cm2) against the booklice. The essential oil also possessed fumigant toxicity againstL. bostrychophilawith an LC50value of 6.0 mg/L, while 3-methylvaleric acid and isovaleric acid had LC50values of 5.53 mg/L and 5.67 mg/L against the booklice, respectively. The results indicated that the essential oil and its constituent compounds have potential to develop into natural insecticides or fumigants for control of insects in stored grains.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Xiao-Meng Wei ◽  
Shan-Shan Guo ◽  
Hua Yan ◽  
Xian-Long Cheng ◽  
Feng Wei ◽  
...  

Essential oils obtained from many plants showed various kinds of insecticidal properties; some of them have been considered as alternative insecticides for pest control. The present study was aimed at determining the chemical composition of the essential oil from the roots of Bupleurum bicaule Helm, as well as evaluating the contact and repellent activities of the oil and four identified compounds against Lasioderma serricorne and Liposcelis bostrychophila adults. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation, and its components were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). 26 components were determined and the main compounds included trans-2-isopropylbicyclo[4.3.0]non-3-en-8-one (25.9%), 4,5-dimethyl-1,2,3,6,7,8,8a,8b-octahydrobiphenylene (23.5%), and 1,4-dimethoxy-2-tert-butylbenzene (4.3%). It was found that the essential oil exhibited contact toxicity against L. serricorne (LD50 = 11.91 μg/adult), but the contact toxicity against L. bostrychophila could not be observed. The essential oil also showed strong repellent activity against L. serricorne with percent repellency of 100% at 78.63 nl/cm2. Four chemical compounds, 1,4-dimethoxy-2-tert-butylbenzene, bornyl acetate, (2E,4E)-2,4-nonadienal, and β-bisabolene, exhibited various levels of bioactivities. The experimental results indicated that the essential oil of B. bicaule and its individual compounds could be used in insecticidal and repellent strategies for stored product insects.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e46822
Author(s):  
Beatriz Eugenia Jaramillo-Colorado ◽  
Samyr Suarez-López ◽  
Vanessa Marrugo-Santander

The objectives of this work were the study of the volatile chemical composition of essential oils (EO’s) from Bursera graveolens obtained in the locality of Malagana, municipality of Mahates, Bolívar, Colombia, as well as to evaluate their repellent and fumigant properties. EO’s were extracted by hydro-distillation and characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major compounds found in B. graveolens were limonene (42.2%), pulegone (20.9%), carvone (7.5%), caryophyllene (4.1%), and trans-carveol (3.8%). The repellent activity of EO’s was determined by the area preference method, where the EO of B. graveolens presented repellent activity against the Tribolium castaneum weevil at a concentration of 1 at 2% and 4 hours of exposure (88.1 and 88.6% respectively). B. graveolens essential oil was more effective in its fumigant activity with LC50 of 108.2 μg oil mL-1. Also, the fumigant and repellent activities of two individual compounds present in the oil were evaluated, that is, limonene (majority) and caryophyllene. The results indicated that B. graveolens essential oil could be a promising alternative to new natural repellents and biocides.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Juan Zhang ◽  
Zhe Zhang ◽  
Zhen-Yang Chen ◽  
Jun-Yu Liang ◽  
Zhu-Feng Geng ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to analyze six essential oils fromZanthoxylumgenus (family Rutaceae) in China and evaluate their repellent activities againstTribolium castaneumandLasioderma serricorneadults. Six essential oils fromZanthoxylumgenus, includingZ. armatum,Z. dimorphophyllum,Z. dimorphophyllumvar.spinifolium,Z. piasezkii,Z. stenophyllum,andZ. dissitum,were obtained by hydrodistillation and their yields were ranging from 0.02% to 0.53%. Totally, there were 39 chemical components revealed by GC-MS. Among them, some components with high relative content existed in more than threeZanthoxylumspecies. For instance, bothδ-cadinene (1.21%–17.15%) and spathulenol (0.36%–10.19%) appeared in essential oils ofZ. dimorphophyllum,Z. piasezkii,Z. stenophyllum,andZ. dissitumwhich were found to have higher content of sesquiterpenoids. The repellent activities of six essential oil samples againstT. castaneumandL. serricorneadults were investigated for the first time. Data demonstrated that sixZanthoxylumspecies had much stronger repellent activities againstT. castaneumthanL. serricorneadults, especially in 2 hours after exposure. The results indicate that these six essential oils fromZanthoxylumhave significant potential to be developed into natural repellents to control insects in grains, food, and traditional Chinese medicinal materials.


2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e53534
Author(s):  
José Luis Medrano-Ochoa ◽  
Flor María Palacio-Herrera ◽  
Yuris Torralbo-Cabrera ◽  
Bárbara Arroyo-Salgado ◽  
Beatriz Eugenia Jaramillo-Colorado ◽  
...  

This research assessed the fumigant activity of the essential oil from Piper sancti-felicis Trel and five of its components on the Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) biological model. Hydrodistillation was used for extraction of the essential oil, with separation and identification of the compounds through gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The fumigant was evaluated through gas dispersion on the T. castaneum. The majority compounds found in the EO were b-nerolidol (15.4%), 3-carene (14.9%), p-cymene (9.1%), spathulenol (8.2%), a-cubebene (6.2%) and calamenene (5.2%). Piper sancti-felicis displayed fumigant activity with a LC50 = 108.5 μg L-1 air, and other individual monoterpenes tested such as α-terpinolene (LC50 = 110.1 μg L-1 air), p-cymene (LC50 = 120.3 μg L-1 air), 3-carene (LC50 = 130.6 μg L-1 air), (R) -limonene (CL50 = 189.6 μg L-1 air), and a-pinene (LC50 = 213.1 μg L-1 air), were significantly less toxic than methyl pyrimiphos used as a positive control, CL50 = 87.4 μg L-1 air. The essential oil of P. sancti-felicis can be considered as a natural source of biocides


2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Chun You ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Ran Chen ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
...  

The aim of this research was to determine the chemical constituents and toxicities of essential oil derived from Alpinia blepharocalyx rhizomes against the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius). Essential oil of A. blepharocalyx rhizomes was obtained from hydrodistillation and was investigated by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 46 components of the essential oil of A. blepharocalyx rhizomes were identified. The principal compounds in A. blepharocalyx essential oil were camphor (23.13%), sabinene (11.27%), ?-pinene (9.81%) and eucalyptol (8.86%) followed by camphene (8.05%), sylvestrene (5.61%) and ?-phellandrene (5.00%). Among them, the four active constituents, predicted with a bioactivity-test, were isolated and identified as camphor, sabinene, ?-pinene and eucalyptol. The essential oil of A. blepharocalyx possessed strong contact toxicity against the cigarette beetle with LD50 value of 15.02 ?g adult-1, and also exhibited strong fumigant toxicity against L. serricorne adults with LC50 value of 3.83 mg L-1 air. The results indicate that the essential oil of A. blepharocalyx shows potential in terms of contact and fumigant toxicities against stored product insects.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-433
Author(s):  
Beatriz Eugenia Jaramillo-Colorado ◽  
Flor María Palacio-Herrera ◽  
Cruz Nayive Pino-Benítez

Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of volatile organic compounds, mostly terpenes, from the secondary metabolism of plants. These oils exert various activities on insects that damage crops and cause losses worldwide for the economy and agriculture. Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is one of the main pests causing the loss of a large amount of stored food. The objective of this study was to evaluate the volatile chemical composition of the essential oil from Piper gorgonillense Trel. & Yunck. and its repellent and fumigant activity on T. castaneum. The volatile composition was determined with gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. The majority compounds found in the EO were b-caryophyllene (28.7%), a-copaene (13.5%), and d-cadinene (7.3%). The repellency percentages obtained were 78 and 90% at a concentration of 1% with exposure times of 48 and 72 hours, respectively. The fumigant activity refers to the insecticidal action that an essential oil vapor can have without coming into direct contact with insects; this was 100% at a concentration of EO 350 µg mL-1. The results showed that the P. gorgonillense EO had repellent and insecticidal properties for the biological control of T. castaneum.


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