Terpenoid constituents of cinnamon and clove essential oils cause toxic effects and behavior repellency response on granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius
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This study evaluated toxic effects, repellency and respiration rate caused by terpenoid constituents of cinnamon and clove essential oils and against Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The lethal concentrations (LC 50 and LC 90), repellent effect, and behavior repellency response on adults of S. granarius after exposure to six concentrations of each essential oil and terpenoids were evaluated. The chemical composition of the cinnamon oil was also determined and primary compounds were eugenol (10.5%), trans-3-caren-2-ol (10.2%), benzyl benzoate (9.99%), caryophyllene (9.34%), eugenyl acetate (7.71%), α-phellandrene (7.41%), and α-pinene (7.14%). In clove essential oil, the primary compounds were eugenol (27.1%), caryophyllene (24.5%), caryophyllene oxide (18.3%), 2-propenoic acid (12.2%), α-humulene (10.8%), γ-cadinene (5.01%), and humulene oxide (4.84%). Cinnamon and clove essential oil was toxic to S. granarius. In toxic terpenoids compounds, eugenol has stronger contact toxicity in S. granarius than caryophyllene oxide, followed by α-pinene, α-humulene, and α-phellandrene. Insects reduced their respiratory rates after being exposed to essential oil terpenoids and avoided or reduced their mobility on terpenoid-treated surfaces. Cinnamon and clove essential oil, and their terpenoid constituents were toxic and repellent to adult S. granarius and, therefore, have the potential to prevent or retard the development of insecticide resistance.
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The toxicity of α-humulene against Sitophilus granarius was LC50 = 4.61 μL/mL, and it reduced the respiration rate of S. granarius at 1 and 3 h after exposure.
“The toxicity of α-humulene against Sitophilus granarius was LC50 = 4.61 µL/mL, and it reduced the respiration rate of S. granarius at 1 and 3 h after exposure [50].”
From Clove essential oil (Syzygium aromaticum L. Myrtaceae): Extraction, chemical composition, food applications, and essential bioactivity for human health (2021) · cites this paper as [50]
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- Authors
- Plata-Rueda, A., Campos, J. M., da Silva Rolim, G., Martínez, L. C., Dos Santos, M. H., Fernandes, F. L., Serrão, J. E., & Zanuncio, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Martínez, Luis Carlos
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- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2018-07
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- 156
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- 263-270
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- 0147-6513 (ISSN-L)
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- 148
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- Universidade Federal de Viçosa
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Keywords
- Sitophilus granarius, cinnamon essential oil, clove oil, terpenoids, eugenol, caryophyllene oxide, repellent activity, contact toxicity, stored grain pests, insecticide resistance management, essential oil composition
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Insecticides, Oils, Volatile, Pest Control, Syzygium, Clove Oil, Weevils
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