Fumigant Toxicity of Essential Oil from Carum Copticum Against Indian Meal Moth, Plodia Interpunctella

Abstract

Fumigant toxicity of the essential oil derived from Carum copticum C.B. Clarke (Apiaceae) were assessed against growth stages of Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Seeds of the plant were collected from Tehran, Iran and hydrodistilled to extract their essential oil. The essential oil was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thymol (64.51%), γ-terpinene (17.52%) and p-cymene (16.16%) were the main components among the eight constituents characterized in the oil, representing 98.19% of the total components detected.All bioassay tests were conducted at 25 ± 1°C, 65±5% RH and photoperiod of 16:8 h (light:dark). After These findings indicated that essential oil from seeds of C. copticum could have potential of practical value for application in management of the Indian meal moth in storage.

Effect of Artemisia annua L. essential oil on toxicity, enzyme activities, and energy reserves of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Potentiating immunity of dairy animals during transition period through herbs - A review

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GC/MS analysis, antimicrobial and <i>in vitro</i> anti-cholinesterase activities of the essential oil from <i>Buddleja asiatica</i>

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“…AChE and BChE inhibiting activities were measured according to modified spectroscopic method (Shojaaddini et al, 2008;Kavanagh, 1963;Ellman et al, 1961). All the protocol and assay conditions were the same as mentioned in the literature (Rocha et al, 1993).…”