ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of essential oil from Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. used against the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella Zeller
1
Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Education Complex of Shirvan,
Northern Khorasan, 9468194477, Iran
Submission date: 2015-05-04
Acceptance date: 2015-06-17
Corresponding author
Mohammad Kheirkhah
Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Education Complex of Shirvan, Northern Khorasan, 9468194477, Iran
Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Education Complex of Shirvan, Northern Khorasan, 9468194477, Iran
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2015;55(3):260-265
KEYWORDS
Ephestia kuehniellaZiziphora clinopodioideschemical compositionfumigant toxicityoviposition deterrencyegg hatching
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The Mediterranean flour moth,
Ephestia kuehniella
Zeller, is a major pest of stored grain products, particularly flour. There have
been major concerns over the application of conventional insecticides in stored products, which have strongly demonstrated the need
for applying such alternative safe compounds as essential oils. The aim of the present study is to investigate the chemical composition
and fumigant toxicity of essential oil from
Ziziphora clinopodioides
Lam. against the eggs, larvae, and adults of
E. kuehniella. All toxicity
tests were carried out under laboratory conditions
set at 26±1°C and 70% relative humidity (RH). The results of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis indicated that the essential oil extracted from the leaves of
Z. clinopodioides,
is
rich in pulegone
(49.4%), piperitenone (10.7%), menthone (8.9%), and 1,8-cineol (6.9%). Based on the bioassay results, the LC
50
value of the tested oil was
estimated to be 54.61 μl · l–1
air
for larvae and 1.39 μl · l–1
air
for adults. Also, it is shown that increasing the oil concentration
resulted in
a significant increase in oviposition deterrency
as well as a considerable reduction in the egg hatching percentage. These results suggest
that
Z. clinopodioides
oil could be a potential candidate as a fumigant for managing
E. kuehniella
in stored products.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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