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J Econ Entomol ; 111(2): 653-661, 2018 04 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29474548

ABSTRACT

The insecticidal activities of 13 Lamiaceae plant oils and their components against adult German cockroaches, Blattella germanica L. (Blattodea: Blattellidae), were evaluated using fumigant and contact bioassay. Among the tested oils, basil, pennyroyal, and spearmint showed the strongest insecticidal activities against adult B. germanica. Insecticidal activity of pennyroyal was 100% against male B. germanica at 1.25 mg concentration in fumigant bioassay. Basil and spearmint revealed 100% and 100% insecticidal activity against male B. germanica at 5 mg concentration, but their activities reduced to 80% and 25% at 2.5 mg concentration, respectively. In contact, toxicity bioassay, basil, pennyroyal, and spearmint oils exhibited 100%, 100%, and 98% mortality against female B. germanica at 1 mg/♀, respectively. Among the constituents identified in basil, pennyroyal, and spearmint oils, insecticidal activity of pulegone was the strongest against male and female B. germanica.


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Blattellidae , Insecticides/isolation & purification , Lamiaceae/chemistry , Oils, Volatile , Animals , Female , Male , Toxicity Tests
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J Agric Food Chem ; 63(8): 2241-8, 2015 Mar 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25664467

ABSTRACT

The fumigant and contact toxicities of 16 Asteraceae plant essential oils and their constituents against adult male and female Blattella germanica were examined. In a fumigant toxicity test, tarragon oil exhibited 100% and 90% fumigant toxicity against adult male German cockroaches at 5 and 2.5 mg/filter paper, respectively. Fumigant toxicities of Artemisia arborescens and santolina oils against adult male German cockroaches were 100% at 20 mg/filter paper, but were reduced to 60% and 22.5% at 10 mg/filter paper, respectively. In contact toxicity tests, tarragon and santolina oils showed potent insecticidal activity against adult male German cockroaches. Components of active oils were analyzed using gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, or nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. Among the identified compounds from active essential oils, estragole demonstrated potent fumigant and contact toxicity against adult German cockroaches. ß-Phellandrene exhibited inhibition of male and female German cockroach acetylcholinesterase activity with IC50 values of 0.30 and 0.28 mg/mL, respectively.


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Asteraceae/chemistry , Blattellidae/drug effects , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Esterases/antagonists & inhibitors , Insect Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Insecticides/pharmacology , Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Plant Oils/pharmacology , Animals , Blattellidae/enzymology , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Esterases/metabolism , Female , Insect Proteins/metabolism , Insecticides/chemistry , Male , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Plant Oils/chemistry
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J Agric Food Chem ; 60(29): 7194-203, 2012 Jul 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22746406

ABSTRACT

We evaluated the insecticidal and acetylcholine esterase (AChE) inhibition activity of 11 Apiaceae plant essential oils and their constituents in adult male and female Blattella germanica. Of the 11 Apiaceae plant essential oils tested, dill (Anethum graveolens), carvi (Carum carvi), and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) demonstrated >90% fumigant toxicity against adult male German cockroaches at a concentration of 5 mg/filter paper. In a contact toxicity test, dill (Anethum graveolens), carvi (Carum carvi), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), and ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) produced strong insecticidal activity against adult male and female German cockroaches. Among the test compounds, (S)-(+)-carvone, 1,8-cineole, trans-dihydrocarvone, cuminaldehyde, trans-anethole, p-cymene, and γ-terpinene demonstrated strong fumigant toxicity against adult male and female B. germanica. In a contact toxicity test, carveol, cuminaldehyde, (S)-(+)-carvone, trans-anethole, thymol, and p-cymene showed strong contact toxicity against adult male and female B. germanica. IC(50) values of α-pinene, carvacrol, and dihydrocarvone against female AChE were 0.28, 0.17, and 0.78 mg/mL, respectively. The toxicity of the blends of constituents identified in 4 active oils indicated that carvone, cuminaldehyde, and thymol were major contributors to the fumigant activity or contact toxicity of the artificial blend.


Subject(s)
Apiaceae/chemistry , Cholinesterase Inhibitors , Cockroaches , Insecticides , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Animals , Benzaldehydes/administration & dosage , Cholinesterase Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Cyclohexane Monoterpenes , Cymenes , Female , Fumigation , Insecticides/administration & dosage , Male , Monoterpenes/administration & dosage , Oils, Volatile/administration & dosage , Thymol/administration & dosage
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