Fumigant toxicity of 53 Iranian Eucalyptus essential oils against stored product insect, Sitophilus oryzae L.

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of biotechnology, Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, (RIFR), Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

3 Professor, Department of biotechnology, Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, (RIFR), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Although Eucalyptus is native to Australia but, many Eucalyptus species have been introduced to other parts of the world such as Iran and there are about 53 Eucalyptus species in the north and south of Iran.  Eucalyptus trees have economic importance in Iran and they are planted as economic and ornamental trees in forest trial provenances. Eucalyptus trees are also an important source of essential oils. In view of the biological applications of  Eucalyptus essential oils, this investigation has been carried out on the insecticide activity of the oils and, essential oils extracted from the 53 Eucalyptus species were screened for toxicity effects against the stored product insect, Sitophilus oryzae (L.). All of the essential oils from the 53 Eucalyptus species showed fumigant toxicity against S. oryzae. However, the fumigant toxicity (LC50 value) was variable and in the range from 22.87 to 59.12 µl/l air. Among all  examined  Eucalyptus essential oils, the essential oils from E. camaldulensis, E. globulus, E. flocktoniae, E. fraxinoides, E. stricklandii, and E. macarthurii had the highest fumigant toxicity (LC50 < 30 µl/l air) against S. oryzae . Based on the significant insecticidal activities of the selected Eucalyptus essential oils, it was evident that the essential oils extracted from these spcies, have great potential for future development as safe and ecofriendly fumigants.

References

Abbott, W. S., 1925. A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. Journal of Economic Entomology. 18, 265-267.
- Assareh, M., and Sardabi, H., 2007. Eucalyptus. Forest & Rangeland Research Institute of Iran, Tehran p. 672.
- Batish, D. R., Singh, H. P., Kohli, R. K., and Kaur, S., 2008. Eucalyptus essential oil as a natural pesticide. Forest Ecology and Management, 256 (12): 2166-2174.
- Batish, D. R., Singh, H. P., Setia, N., Kaur, S., and Kohli, R. K., 2006. Chemical composition and phytotoxicity of volatile essential oils from intact and fallen leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora,. Naturforsch, 61: 465-471.
- Finney, D. J., 1971. Probit analysis. University Printing House, Cambridge, England.
- Isman, M. B., 2006. Botanical insecticides, deterrents, and repellents in modern agriculture and an increasingly regulated world. Annual Review of Entomology 51, 45-66.
- Khani, M., 2012. Insecticidal effects of selected plant extracts on rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. and rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (St). PhD Thesis.: Universiti Putra Malaysia.
- Lee, B.H., Annis, P.C., Tumaalii, F., and Choi, W.S., 2004. Fumigant toxicity of essential oils from the Myrtaceae family and 1,8-cineole against 3 major stored-grain insects. Journal of Stored Products Research 40 (5): 553-564.
- Negahban, M., and Moharramipour, S., 2007. Fumigant toxicity of Eucalyptus intertexta, Eucalyptus sargentii and Eucalyptus camaldulensis
against stored product beetles. Journal of Applied Entomology131 (4), 256- 261.
- Papachristos, D. P., and Stamopoulos, D. C., 2002. Repellent, toxic and reproduction inhibitory effects of essential oil vapours on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Stored Products Research 38 (2): 117-128.
- Papachristos, D. P., and Stamopoulos, D. C., 2004. Fumigant toxicity of three essential oils on the eggs of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Stored Products Research 40 (5): 517-525.
- Parsia Aref, S., Valizadegan, O., and Farashiani, M. E., 2015a. Eucalyptus dundasii Maiden essential oil, chemical composition and insecticidal values against Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.). Journal of Plant Protection Research 55 (1): 36- 41.
- Parsia Aref, S., Valizadegan, O., and Farashiani, M. E., 2015b. The insecticidal effect of essential oil of Eucalyptus floribundi against two major stored product insect pests; Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants (in press).
- Rajendran, S., and Sriranjini, V., 2008. Plant products as fumigants for stored-product insect control. Journal of Stored Products Research 44 (2): 126-135.
- Robertson, J. L., Russel, R. M., Perisler, H. K., and Savin, N. E., 2007. Bioassay with Arthropods. CRC Press London.
- Sallam, M. N., 2008. Insect damage: damage on post-harvest. In compendium on post-harvest operations. Edited by AGSI/FAO: INPhO. Available via http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/, ch02-01.htm. Accessed 22 Sept, 2013.
- Talukder, F., and Howse, P., 1995. Evaluation of Aphanamixis polystachya as a source of repellents, antifeedants, toxicants and protectants in storage
against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Journal of Stored Products Research 31 (1): 55-61.
- Tapondjou, A. L., Adler, C., Fontem, D. A., Bouda, H., and Reichmuth, C., 2005. Bioactivities of cymol and essential oils of Cupressus sempervirens and Eucalyptus saligna against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Tribolium confusum du Val. Journal of Stored Products Research 41 (1): 91-102.
- Tunç, I., Berger, B. M., Erler, F., and DaglI, F., 2000. Ovicidal activity of essential oils from five plants against two stored-product insects. Journal of Stored Products Research 36 (2): 161-168.

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 01 September 2015
  • Revise Date: 19 March 2016
  • Accept Date: 21 December 2015

Share

How to cite

Statistics