Role of Plant Essential Oils in Pest Management

Mwamburi, Lizzy A.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-3989-0_6

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“…Another important factor to consider in EOs is their high volatility. Therefore, the way of applying the EOs and their persistence over time must be considered when evaluating their toxicity, not only in terms of the method of application, but also of the development temperature of the test [ 53 ]. Related to this, Papachristos and Stamopoulos [ 54 ] were the first to determine the importance of the temperature at which the test is carried out on the rate of vapor release and the absorption levels of EOs, and also on the effectiveness of the enzymatic machinery for detoxification of insects.…”

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Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Usseglio

Dambolena

Zunino

2022

Plants

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Spodoptera frugiperda is a major pest of maize crops. The application of synthetic insecticides and the use of Bt maize varieties are the principal strategies used for its control. However, due to the development of pesticide resistance and the negative impact of insecticides on the environment, natural alternatives are constantly being searched for. Accordingly, the objective of this review was to evaluate the use of essential oils (EOs) as natural alternatives for controlling S. frugiperda. This review article covers the composition of EOs, methods used for the evaluation of EO toxicity, EO effects, and their mode of action. Although the EOs of Ocimum basilicum, Piper marginatum, and Lippia alba are the most frequently used, Ageratum conyzoides, P. septuplinervium. O. gratissimum and Siparuna guianensis were shown to be the most effective. As the principal components of these EOs vary, then their mode of action on the pest could be different. The results of our analysis allowed us to evaluate and compare the potential of certain EOs for the control of this insect. In order to obtain comparable results when evaluating the toxicity of EOs on S. frugiperda, it is important that methodological issues are taken into account.

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Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Usseglio

Dambolena

Zunino

2022

Plants

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“…Plant essential oils and its active components show multiple deleterious effects such as toxic, anti-feedant, repellent, growth and reproductive inhibition in number of insect pest species [11] [12]. These also show contact and fumigant insecticidal actions against specific pests [13].…”

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Biochemical Alterations and Termiticidal Activity of Combinatorial Essential Oil Ingredients of <i>Citrus maxima</i> on Indian White Termite <i>Odontotermes obesus</i>

Pandey¹,

Upadhyay²

2023

JBM

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Essential oils are better alternative for synthetic termiticides with the inherent resistance by insects, environmental and health effects on humans. In present investigation, various bio-molecules i.e. glycogen, protein, amino acid, DNA, RNA and lipid were evaluated to determine the anti-termite efficacy of Citrus maxima essential oil based combinatorial formulations against Indian white termite Odontotermes obesus. For this purpose, termites were treated topically with 40% and 80% of 24 hr LD 50 values of various combinatorial formulations. A significant (p > 0.05) alteration was noted in all the above biomolecules at various time intervals. Both dose response and time period was found important in physiological alteration in levels of various bio-molecules. Combinatorial mixtures of Citrus essential oils have shown synergistic activity against termites. The research outcomes of present investigation would help to open sustainable way to termite control in crop field, gardens and houses.

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“…Plants contain different chemicals with various properties, which have significant importance in insect pest management. Plant chemicals either directly kill insect pests (Ayvaz et al 2010) or have repellent (Isman 2006, Lee 2018, antifeedant (Koul 2008), and fumigation effects (Trivedi et al 2017, Mwamburi 2022. Essential oil derived from different parts of plant species have been utilized to tests against various arthropods Tak 2016, Awad et al 2022) including insect pests (Innocent and Hassanali 2014, Lengai et al 2019, Ahmed et al 2022.…”

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“…These plant products have been suggested as suitable alternatives for controlling stored product pests including insecticide resistance ones worldwide because of their potential safety for the environment and human health (Regnault-Roger et al 2012). Plant essential oil also reduces effects to non-target arthropods (Tembo et al 2018) and has low mammalian toxicity (Mwamburi 2022).…”

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Toxicity evaluation of essential oil of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) bud against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Aryal,

Poudel,

Bajracharya

et al. 2023

J. Nep. Agric. Res. Counc.

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This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy, toxicity, and effectiveness of clove bud oils against Sitophilus zeamais in the stored maize variety Manakamana-4. The toxicity evaluation of the oil on maize weevils were conducted in completely randomized design (CRD) with eight treatments including seven different oil concentrations (10%, 5%, 2.5%, 1.25%, 0.625%, 0.3125% and 0.15625%) and control replicated four times at laboratory conditions in National Entomology Research Center, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal during 2020/2021. The results exhibited higher toxicity of clove oil to weevils after 72 h of oil exposure. Higher concentrations and longer exposure periods resulted in an increased mortality rate. Lower concentrations required a longer time for 50% of the weevil population to kill, whereas higher concentrations required a shorter time. Moreover, the essential oil was effective in causing the mortality of the weevil population at all three time intervals of 6, 10, and 16 days with varying mortality rate as lower concentrations required extended exposure time. In the same way, repellency assays of clove oil by applying four different concentrations (10%, 5%, 2.5% and 1.25%) on Whatman filter paper showed significant pest repellant activity. Repellent action was also highly dependent upon oil concentration and exposure time showing highest repellent activity (98.75%) at 10% concentration at 24 h interval. Additionally, it indicated higher the concentrations of clove oil higher the seed germination and fewer the weevil progeny emergence, and vice-versa. Since clove oil is considered to have low mammalian toxicity and a minimum risk pesticide, it can be incorporated into integrated pest management system in storage against maize weevils.

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Role of Plant Essential Oils in Pest Management

Cited by 4 publications

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Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Biochemical Alterations and Termiticidal Activity of Combinatorial Essential Oil Ingredients of <i>Citrus maxima</i> on Indian White Termite <i>Odontotermes obesus</i>

Toxicity evaluation of essential oil of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) bud against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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Role of Plant Essential Oils in Pest Management

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Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Biochemical Alterations and Termiticidal Activity of Combinatorial Essential Oil Ingredients of &lt;i&gt;Citrus maxima&lt;/i&gt; on Indian White Termite &lt;i&gt;Odontotermes obesus&lt;/i&gt;

Toxicity evaluation of essential oil of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) bud against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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Biochemical Alterations and Termiticidal Activity of Combinatorial Essential Oil Ingredients of <i>Citrus maxima</i> on Indian White Termite <i>Odontotermes obesus</i>