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Chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oil from Eucalyptus occidentalis leaves against two stored product pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2018

Shokoofeh Bande-Borujeni ,
Nooshin Zandi-Sohani  and
Leila Ramezani
Shokoofeh Bande-Borujeni
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Mollasani, Ahvaz 63417-73637, Iran
Nooshin Zandi-Sohani*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Mollasani, Ahvaz 63417-73637, Iran
Leila Ramezani
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Mollasani, Ahvaz 63417-73637, Iran
*
*E-mail: zandi@ramin.ac.ir
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Abstract

Attempts have been made in recent years to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides and seek alternative and innovative methods for pest control. We conducted a study on the chemical composition of Eucalyptus occidentalis essential oil and investigated the fumigant, contact and repellent effects against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Col: Tenebrionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Col: Bostrichidae). The major components were τ-cadinol (17.20), 1,8-cineol (15.5%), α-cadinol (14%) and α-pinene (9.21%). The contact toxicity experiment showed that the oil was more toxic to R. dominica (LD50 value 0.82 μL/cm) than to T. castaneum (LD50 value 0.99 μL/cm) and showed the same fumigant toxicity for both insects according to the 95% confidence limit of LC50. The repellency against T. castaneum was more than for R. dominica and increased from 14 to 75% for R. dominica and 22 to 78% for T. castaneum after 2 h. These results suggest that E. occidentalis essential oil is a potential candidate for use as a natural repellent and insecticide for stored-product insect pests.

Keywords

EucalyptusrepellencyRhyzopertha dominicatoxicityTribolium castaneum
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 216 - 223
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Copyright © icipe 2018 

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