The Effect of Homeopathic Drug and Essential Oil against Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Almadani, A. H.; Hiware, C. J.

doi:10.18805/ijare.a-5258

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“…mellonella has a large geographic distribution and causes serious problems for the apicultural industry. Botanical insecticides particularly essential oils supposedly do not pose the same risks on human health and environment, as synthetic insecticides, the interest in and utilization of such control tools have become increasingly relevant in the control of insect pests (Almadani and Hiware 2020). Essential oils seem to be a safe alternative to control the wax moth, but further studies should be carried out using different plants in Tunisia.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Plants may present potential alternatives to control insects because they are composed of many bioactive chemicals (Wink 1993). Oils are a mixture of several molecules, and their biological activities have been shown to act as potent acute or chronic insecticides (Owayss and Abd-Elgayed 2007, , Bisht et al 2017, Almadani and Hiware 2020.…”

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EFFICACY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF Thymbra capitata L. AND Mentha pulegium L. COLLECTED IN TUNISIA ON LARVAE OF Galleria mellonella L.

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Amor²,

Abdelkader

2021

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The wax moth is one of the honeybee pests that cause a lot of damage and loss for the beekeepers in Tunisia. The use of insecticides is more and more used although they are known to contaminate wax and honey. This study aims to test the essential oils of two North African common plants Thymbra capitata L. and Mentha pulegium L. efficacy as alternative method by fumigation on instars of Galleria mellonela L. We also determined the duration of the development stages of the great wax moth (GWM) presented in Tunisia. Results showed that under a temperature ranged between 30 and 33°C, the total duration from eggs to adults of GWM lasted 51 days. The fumigant test showed the toxicity of both oils on larvae instars tested. The second larvae instar was more susceptible than the 4th instar. Moreover, M. pulegium was more toxic against the 2nd larvae instar than T. capitata with an LC50 at 48h of 41.82 and 456.27 µl/L air, respectively. The essential oils present a good alternative to the insecticides to control wax moths.

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EFFICACY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF Thymbra capitata L. AND Mentha pulegium L. COLLECTED IN TUNISIA ON LARVAE OF Galleria mellonella L.

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Amor²,

Abdelkader

2021

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“…sulphur wicks. However, it is possible to use Bt for biocontrol of wax moths (Ahmad et al, 1994). Commercial protective agents based on Bt are designed for spraying stored combs (McKillup and Brown, 1991).…”

Section: Influence On Beesmentioning

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Current Knowledge About Microorganisms Used in Biological Control of Pests and Their Relation to Bees: A Review

KŇAZOVICKÁ,

BENČAŤOVÁ,

STAROŇ

et al. 2022

Slovak J. Anim. Sci.

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The aim of the review is to describe a control of pests by microorganisms and its possible effect on bees, other pollinators and beekeeping. Biological control seems to be a natural way to solve the problem with pests in agriculture as an alternative to the use of pesticides. However, the proposed solution must be closely associated with the safety to pollinators, which are an important part of plant production as well as forest ecosystems. Entomopathogenic bacteria (mainly bacilli) and entomopathogenic fungi (e.g., Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae) are often used to suppress the pests in agriculture. The application of entomopathogenic microsporidia is controversial because their frequent representatives are pollinators' pests. Moreover, biocontrol can be applied in the form of pollinator strips near the fields with monocultures resulting in plant and pollinator protection. In some countries, bees are also used as biovectors of control agents for the plant protection in the fields. On the other hand, specific pests pose a threat to bees themselves in the hives. Varoosis is a problem in beekeeping all over the world. The suppression of bee pests using microorganisms was tested. An activity of Beauveria bassiana against Varroa destructor shows promising results. Surprisingly, Beauveria bassiana can be isolated from cadavers of Galleria mellonella larvae, another bee pest, which destroy wax combs. Therefore, understanding of various links between the organisms could be helpful for sustainable beekeeping. Overall, humans are more conscious that everything is connected to each other. Protecting agents designed on natural basis often possess excellent results in practice. Therefore, testing them is more than desirable.

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“…In addition, these pests carry bee disease agents between colonies and apiaries (Charriere & Imdorf, 1999;Kwadha et al, 2017). Great wax moth causes economic losses for beehives and beekeepers (Haewoon et al, 1995;Almadani & Hiware, 2020). Greater wax moth larvae cause extreme damage to beeswax by consuming nutrients stored in the bee comb, especially in the 4th and 5th stages (Kwadha et al, 2017;Almadani & Hiware, 2020).…”

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Insecticidal Effect of a Natural Turkish Diatomaceous Earth Formulation on Greater Wax Moth

Güneşdoğdu,

Bayram,

Işıkber

et al. 2023

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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In this study, the insecticidal effect of the Detech® (Turkish Diatomaceous earth) DE formulation against Galleria mellonella L. was determined. The study was conducted in a laboratory environment with materials taken from beehives produced at Muş Alparslan University in 2022. Diatomaceous earth (DE) was applied in two different forms (dust and slurry DE) and as positive control GüveSavar®, which is currently used against some pests in beekeeping. DE concentrations of 0, 3, 5, and 7 g/m2 in different exposure times were tested for the control of G. mellonella larvae. As a result of all treatments, the highest mortality occurred at 7 g/m2 dust DE concentration. Larvae (3rd stage) exposed to 7 g/m2 concentration according to dust DE mortality rates reached 100% mortality after 40 hours. According to the results of the slurry DE, the larvae exposed to the slurry diatom at all concentrations achieved 100% mortality at the end of the 96 hours. When the dust and slurry DE results were examined, the direct use of dust formulations greatly accelerated the effectiveness against larvae. The study showed very promising results, suggesting that slurry DE and dust formulations could be a new alternative control method for Greater Wax Moth. In addition, for the first time, the insecticidal efficacy of DE against the honey bee pest, the greater wax moth, was determined.

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The Effect of Homeopathic Drug and Essential Oil against Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

EFFICACY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF Thymbra capitata L. AND Mentha pulegium L. COLLECTED IN TUNISIA ON LARVAE OF Galleria mellonella L.

EFFICACY OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF Thymbra capitata L. AND Mentha pulegium L. COLLECTED IN TUNISIA ON LARVAE OF Galleria mellonella L.

Current Knowledge About Microorganisms Used in Biological Control of Pests and Their Relation to Bees: A Review

Insecticidal Effect of a Natural Turkish Diatomaceous Earth Formulation on Greater Wax Moth

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