Essential oils from two aromatic plants repel the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Li, Shu; Li, Hui; Zhou, Qiong; Zhang, Fan; Desneux, Nicolas; Su, Wang; Shi, Lei

doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01412-0

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“…WFM with heavy reliance on synthetic chemicals causes serious ecological deterioration [361,362]. However, an IPM program applied and adopted in larger scale can restrict damage caused due to B. tabaci [238,363]. Transgenic plants and RNA interference (RNAi) strategies are useful in the management of whiteflies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Transgenic plants expressing toxins against whiteflies produced by nuclear or chloroplast transformation have opened new vistas for B. abaci control. The use of dsRNA synthesized from insect genomes substantially reduced whitefly population in different crop plants; however, meticulous investigations and joint efforts of academia, government (EPA, GEAC, MoEF) and farmers are needed to advance the practical deployment of these techniques in the fields [363,364].…”

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Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

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The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs and adults and also through transmission of viruses and diseases. Although the foliar application of synthetic pesticides is crucial for efficient control of B. tabaci, it has adverse effects such as environmental pollution, resistance and resurgence of the pest, toxicity to pollinators, and crop yield penalty. Thus, a suitable, safe, and robust strategy for the control of whiteflies in the agricultural field is needed. The reports on whitefly-resistant transgenic plants are scanty, non-reproducible, and/or need secondary trials and clearance from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The present review encompasses explicit information compiled from 364 articles on the traditional, mechanical, biological, biotechnological, and chemical strategies for whitefly management (WFM), IPM strategy, and future prospects of WFM for food and agriculture security.

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Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

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“…Previous studies have reported on many plants that produce compounds active against insect, fungal, bacterial, and viral pests, such as steroids, alkaloids, tannins, terpenes, phenols, and flavonoids . For example, aromatic essential oils from thyme (Thymus pulegioides) and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) had repellent effects on whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) . Some of the botanically derived insect repellents registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have efficacies comparable to N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), such as oils from lemon eucalyptus, citronella, and catnip .…”

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Bio-Based Insect Repellents from Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Resin

Dehghanizadeh,

Romero,

Silagy

et al. 2023

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is an alternative source of natural rubber that grows well in arid and semi-arid regions. The feasibility of guayule as an industrial crop is substantially impacted by the value of the rubber extraction byproducts, resin and bagasse. In this study, guayule resin, a complex mixture of secondary plant metabolites, was tested as a bio-based insect repellent. Whole guayule resin and vacuum-distilled resin fractions were tested against Turkestan cockroaches (Blatta lateralis Walker), both immediately after application and after being allowed to evaporate for one week. All resin fractions showed good repellency in their fresh form, with two fractions performing better than the positive control (citronella Java oil). The heavier resin fractions, which contain a mixture of lipid and oxygenated sesquiterpenes, demonstrated a persistent repellent activity against Turkestan cockroach nymphs, losing only ∼3% of their repellency after 7 days. The vacuum-distilled fractions were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy and fatty acid methyl ester analysis. Structural similarity analysis showed that the most abundant compounds in guayule resin overlap with some active ingredients in commercial repellents. Techno-economic analysis of guayule resin-based insect repellents showed that a substantial quantity would need to be produced and sold (∼8% of the U.S. active ingredient market for residential insect repellents) in order to achieve the targeted resin selling price of 1.00 USD/kg resin.

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“…The major compounds of this essential oil are patchouli alcohol, α‐guaiene, α‐bulnesene, β‐caryophyllene, α‐patchoulene, γ‐curcumene and some of the minor compounds are pogostone, limonene, cedrene, viridiflorol, γ‐himachalene (Pandey et al, 2021). Thymus pulegioides L. and Artemisia absinthium L. tested on B. tabaci repelled 75–80% and caused adult mortality of 53–84% with increasing concentration (Li et al, 2022). Individual and mixed compounds from cumin ( Cuminum cyminum L.), Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum L.), Lemongrass ( Cymbopogon citratus (DC.)…”

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Efficacy of selected botanical oils against the cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and their effects on its feeding behaviour

Amour

Wosula

Mrisho

et al. 2023

J Applied Entomology

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The control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci relies heavily on the use of synthetic insecticides. There is a need to develop alternative control strategies due to concerns about impact of these insecticides on the environmental and human health, and the threat of insecticide resistance. Botanical oil extracts could potentially be used for the management of whiteflies and other pests. The study reported here therefore aimed to evaluate the efficacy of selected botanical oils against the cassava whitefly, B. tabaci and test their effect on its feeding behaviour. Patchouli oil treatment was the most effective at repelling whiteflies in no choice and choice experiments with up to 85% of whiteflies being repelled. Oviposition was also reduced 50–89% in patchouli. Neem was found to be effective at reducing oviposition, nymph and adult emergence by 50%, 70% and 80%, respectively, in a screenhouse no choice experiment. Patchouli significantly reduced the phloem ingestion phase (E2) by 40% and potential drops (pd) by 46% compared to control plants. Neem significantly increased the non‐probing duration by 48% and reduced pd by 50% compared to the control. Patchouli and neem were found to be the most effective among the selected botanical oils. These two oils should be further evaluated for efficacy under field conditions to determine suitability for recommendation as biopesticides against the cassava B. tabaci whitefly.

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Essential oils from two aromatic plants repel the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Cited by 30 publications

References 76 publications

Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

Bio-Based Insect Repellents from Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Resin

Efficacy of selected botanical oils against the cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and their effects on its feeding behaviour

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