Chemical composition, antimicromicrobial activity and insecticidal activity against the lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) and Artemisia dracunculus L. essential oils

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 767-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryla Szczepanik ◽  
Maciej Walczak ◽  
Beata Zawitowska ◽  
Marta Michalska‐Sionkowska ◽  
Antoni Szumny ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 664-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Karin Lima ◽  
Maria das Graças Cardoso ◽  
Jair Campos Moraes ◽  
Stephan Malfitano Carvalho ◽  
Vanessa Gregório Rodrigues ◽  
...  

The chemical composition of Lippia sidoides essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation was characterized and quantified by GC/MS and their insecticidal activity by fumigation test was assayed against Tenebrio molitor. Moreover, the toxicity of monoterpenes carvacrol, 1,8-cineol and thymol were also evaluated when applied alone or in binary (1:1) or tertiary (1:1:1) mixture. The essential oil of L. sidoides has as major constituents carvacrol (31.68%), ρ-cymene (19.58%), 1,8-cineole (9.26%) and ϒ-terpinene (9.21%), from a 21 compounds identified, being 92.53% of total. Both compounds have insecticidal activity against T. molitor, being the degree of toxicity of carvacrol > 1,8-cineole > L. sidoides essential oil > thymol, and its respectively LC50 at 24h were 5.53; 5.71; 8.04 and 14.71 µL/L air. When the different mixture of carvacrol, 1,8-cineole and thymol was assayed against T. molitor, the synergism among them was observed. For the mixture of carvacrol:1,8-cineole LC50 was 5.34 µL/L air; carvacrol:thymol 7.67 µL/L air; 1,8-cineole:thymol 7.51 µL/L air and carvacrol:1,8-cineole:thymol 6.34 µL/L air. Mainly, the monoterpene thymol had a synergic effect, which increased the toxicity of carvacrol and 1,8-cineole, both in binary mixture like carvacrol:thymol and 1,8-cineole:thymol.


2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuegui Wang ◽  
Qiang Hao ◽  
Yiqu Chen ◽  
Surong Jiang ◽  
Qunfang Yang ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 840-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladipupo A. Lawal ◽  
Isiaka A. Ogunwande ◽  
Faith S. Gbetoyon ◽  
Adeleke A. Kasali ◽  
Andy R. Opoku

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tsoukatou ◽  
Christina Tsitsimpikou ◽  
Constantinos Vagias ◽  
Vassilios Roussis

AbstractThe chemical composition of the volatile metabolites of Crithmum maritimum harvested from several geographic localities along the Mediterranean coasts was studied by GC and GC-MSD. The major oil constituents were found to be dillapiole, γ-terpinene, sabinene, limo-nene and β-phellandrene. The Western populations were richer in dillapiole, whereas the Southern collections were characterized by increased amounts of thymol methyl ether and y-terpinene. The Italian chemical profiles differentiated by the significant contributions of carvacrol methyl ether and isoterpinolene. The essential oils were also investigated for their insecticidal activity and their repellency against Pheidole pallidula (Nylander) ants and found to possess significant activity.


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