Insecticidal activity of essential oil from Cephalotaxus sinensis and its main components against various agricultural pests

Ma, Shujie; Jia, Rui; Guo, Menglei; Qin, Kaitao; Zhang, Lihui

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112403

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“…The antimicrobial potential of essential oils (EOs) are of huge interest in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries, because their possible use as natural additives emerged from the tendency to replace antibiotics due to the high resistance shown by a number of different pathogens [3] . Likewise, EOs could be used as new alternatives of synthetic insecticides owing to their environmental friendliness, safety to non‐target organisms, multiple mechanisms of action, and low‐level resistance [4] …”

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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae): Volatile Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicological Evaluation of Its Essential Oil

Mitić

Stojanović-Radić

Cvetković

et al. 2021

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The present article investigates the chemical composition of volatiles of essential oil (EO) and headspace (HS) fraction, as well as biological activities of EO obtained from needles with twigs of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii cultivated in Serbia. The major class of compounds was monoterpene hydrocarbons with α‐terpinolene, sabinene and β‐pinene (EO), and sabinene, α‐terpinolene and β‐pinene (HS) as the dominant volatiles. Tested EO exhibited mostly low antimicrobial potential against investigated strains (ATCC and respiratory isolates), where MICs ranged 1.25–20.00 mg/mL. Nevertheless, based on presented results, where antimicrobial testing was done for the first time on human respiratory system isolates, there is a potential of this EO to be used as an adjuvant in the treatment of human respiratory infections, especially those caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Candida albicans strains. Regarding toxicological evaluation, EO showed moderate toxicity in Artemia salina toxicity bioassay (LC50=347.41, after 24 h) as well as week toxicity against Drosophila melanogaster with the ability only to moderately delay larval and pupal development.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae): Volatile Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicological Evaluation of Its Essential Oil

Mitić

Stojanović-Radić

Cvetković

et al. 2021

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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“… 83 12 Cephalotaxus sinensis (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) (Plum Yew) Cephalotaxaceae Leaf P. xylostella Ma et al . 84 13 Clerodendrum inerme L. (Glory bower) Lamiaceae Leaf P. xylostella Yankanchi & Patil 85 14 Corymbia citriodora Hook. (Lemon scented gum) Myrtaceae Leaf P. xylostella Filomeno et al .…”

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Current biological approaches for management of crucifer pests

Mayanglambam

Singh

Rajashekar

2021

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Cabbage is considered as one of the most commonly found vegetables and it has been cultivated in large areas throughout the year. As it is mostly grown in large areas, higher rate of pest infestation likely to occur, which hinder its total production and consumption. However, continuous use of synthetic pesticides in agricultural pest management often leads to various negative impacts such as development of resistance by the pest, adverse effect on non-target organisms and hazardous effect on environment. These drawbacks led to an alternative approaches for control of crucifer pests that are cost effective, biodegradable, low toxic effect on non-target organisms and eco-friendly. This review brings together all the information of different biological practices for management of crucifer pests and list of botanical insecticides and entomopathogenic organisms that are being reported. This will help in establishing the knowledge of limited studies on pest management using different biological control methods to more challenging research and conveys the importance of pest management system for taking research forward.

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“…Terpinolene was also tested by Pavela et al [85] on C. quinquefasciatus, highlighting an LC 50 of 25.7 µL L −1 . β-Phellandrene exhibited contact and fumigant toxicity against the stored-product beetle Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with LD 50 and LC 50 of 2.2 µg adult −1 and 3.6 mg L −1 , respectively [86]. However, even if it should be noted that the majority of components are generally considered to be responsible for biological activity, it is possible that there are synergistic or antagonistic relationships between them, including with minor compounds [87][88][89][90][91].…”

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Chemical Composition and Broad-Spectrum Insecticidal Activity of the Flower Essential Oil from an Ancient Sicilian Food Plant, Ridolfia segetum

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Several species of the family Apiaceae are aromatic herbs that produce essential oils usable on an industrial scale for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food purposes. In particular, some essential oils, such as green insecticides for example, may replace synthetic insecticides, keeping most of their efficacy and avoiding environmental pollution or human poisoning. In the present study, we explored the insecticidal potential of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris essential oil (EO) against three different pests: Culex quinquefasciatus Say, Musca domestica L., and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval). For this purpose, the EO was obtained by hydrodistillation of flowers and its composition was achieved by gas chromatography/flame ionization detection (GC/FID) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This EO was rich in α-phellandrene (49.3%), β-phellandrene (9.2%), terpinolene (20.7%), and piperitenone oxide (5.9%). Concerning the mosquitocidal efficacy, the EO showed noteworthy toxicity against C. quinquefasciatus 3rd instar larvae, with a LC50 = 27.1 µL L−1 and LC90 = 42.5 µL L−1. Regarding M. domestica, a different toxicity of the R. segetum EO was found on male and female flies, calculating LD50 values of 10.5 and 50.8 µg adult−1, respectively. The EO was also toxic to S. littoralis 3rd instar larvae, achieving LD50 and LD90 values of 37.9 and 99.6 µg larva−1, respectively. Overall, this flower EO, extracted from a traditional Sicilian food plant, merits further investigation for the development of green insecticide formulations to be used in real world conditions, pending a careful assessment of non-target toxicity on beneficial organisms.

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Insecticidal activity of essential oil from Cephalotaxus sinensis and its main components against various agricultural pests

Cited by 80 publications

References 56 publications

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae): Volatile Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicological Evaluation of Its Essential Oil

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae): Volatile Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicological Evaluation of Its Essential Oil

Current biological approaches for management of crucifer pests

Chemical Composition and Broad-Spectrum Insecticidal Activity of the Flower Essential Oil from an Ancient Sicilian Food Plant, Ridolfia segetum

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