Essential Oils Extracted from Different Species of the Lamiaceae Plant Family as Prospective Bioagents against Several Detrimental Pests

Abstract

On the basis of the side effects of detrimental synthetic chemicals, introducing healthy, available, and effective bioagents for pest management is critical. Due to this circumstance, several studies have been conducted that evaluate the pesticidal potency of plant-derived essential oils. This review presents the pesticidal efficiency of essential oils isolated from different genera of the Lamiaceae family including Agastache Gronovius, Hyptis Jacquin, Lavandula L., Lepechinia Willdenow, Mentha L., Melissa L., Ocimum L., Origanum L., Perilla L., Perovskia Kar., Phlomis L., Rosmarinus L., Salvia L., Satureja L., Teucrium L., Thymus L., Zataria Boissier, and Zhumeria Rech. Along with acute toxicity, the sublethal effects were illustrated such as repellency, antifeedant activity, and adverse effects on the protein, lipid, and carbohydrate contents, and on the esterase and glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Chemical profiles of the introduced essential oils and the pesticidal effects of their main components have also been documented including terpenes (hydrocarbon monoterpene, monoterpenoid, hydrocarbon sesquiterpene, and sesquiterpenoid) and aliphatic phenylpropanoid. Consequently, the essential oils of the Lamiaceae plant family and their main components, especially monoterpenoid ones with several bioeffects and multiple modes of action against different groups of damaging insects and mites, are considered to be safe, available, and efficient alternatives to the harmful synthetic pesticides.

Effects of Origanum vulgare essential oil and its two main components, carvacrol and thymol, on the plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea

“…bevanii) exhibited antimicrobial activities against a variety of plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria (Table 1). In addition, they had excellent effects on the control of agricultural insect pests (Gong & Ren, 2020;Pavela, 2012), stored product insects (Ebadollahi, Ziaee & Palla, 2020) and acarids (Koc et al, 2013;Zandi-Sohani & Ramezani, 2015;Shang et al, 2016). Interestingly, although many of Origanum species shared the same ingredients, it showed significant differences to the same microorganism (De Martino, De Feo & Nazzaro, 2009b;Mamadalieva et al, 2017;Moumni et al, 2020).…”

“…They are typically applied in food and cosmetics as a flavoring and aromatic agent ( Gomez et al, 2018 ; Jan et al, 2020 ), and widely used in agriculture and traditional medicine due to its antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activities ( Rodriguez-Garcia et al, 2015 ; Lu et al, 2018 ; Elshafie et al, 2015 ). Because of different extraction techniques, plant parts or collected regions, different constituents were found in Origanum species, but most of them contain phenols, terpenes and their derivatives, such as γ-terpinene, α-thujene, β-myrcene, α-terpinene, terpinen-4-ol, β-caryophyllene, linalool, limonene, thymol and carvacrol ( Mamadalieva et al, 2017 ; Khan et al, 2019 ; Karpinski, 2020 ; Ebadollahi, Ziaee & Palla, 2020 ).…”

Improvement of Andean Blueberries Postharvest Preservation Using Carvacrol/Alginate-Edible Coatings

“…Carvacrol (5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol) is a bioactive isomeric monoterpenoid constituent of essential oils from thyme and oregano herbaceous plants ( Thymus vulgaris L. and Origanum vulgare L., Lamiaceae family) [ 15 ], which is highly recognized by its potent antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria [ 16 , 17 ]. It is considered generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is currently used in the food industry as a flavoring agent and in active food packaging applications [ 16 ].…”

Premna Species in Vietnam: Essential Oil Compositions and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities

“…The Lamiaceae has been an important family in terms of biologically active essential oils. Essential oils from members of this family have demonstrated potential as natural insect pest control agents [ 24 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. The genus Premna L. was formerly included in the family Verbenaceae, but has been reassigned to the Lamiaceae [ 33 ].…”