Identification of the seed essential oil composition of four apiaceae species and comparison of their biological effects on sitophilus oryzae L. and tribolium castaneum [Herbst.]

Background: the Apiaceae family is defined with the diversity of essential oil. Some of composition could be used to control of storage pests

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Objective: this study was conducted to estimate and identification of the seed essential oil composition of four Apiaceae species

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Methods: the essential oil composition of the seeds of the four Apiaceae's species including [Pimpinella anisum L., Foeniculum vulgar Mill, Coriandrum sativum L. and Petroselinum hortense] were identified by Gas chromatography- mass spectrometry [GC-MS] and compared with each other. Finally, biological effects of the four different species of Apiaceae family were evaluated against adult insects of two important storage pests

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Results: the results of analysis showed Anethol with 76.56% and 76.22% is the original component of Pimpinella anisum L., Foeniculum vulgar Mill, respectively. Also, Linalool with 58.80% and ?-Pinene with 42.15% are the original components of Coriandrum sativum L. and Petroselinum hortense, respectively

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Discussion: regarding to the identified components of the essential oils and obtained results, Pimpinella anisum L. and Coriandrum sativum L. showed the most fumigant toxicity on the storage pests