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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Composition and insecticidal activity of essential oil from Pistacia lentiscus L. against Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Journal of Stored Products Research, Volume 46, No. 4, Year 2010
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This study reports investigations on the chemical constituents and fumigant toxicity of Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae) essential oil against two major stored-date insects, carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller and Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella Zeller. Results showed that P. lentiscus essential oil contained terpinene-4-ol (23.32%), α-terpineol (7.12%) and β-caryophyllene (22.62%) as major compounds. Fumigant toxicity tests showed that P. lentiscus oil was more toxic to E. kuehniella (LC50 = 1.84 μl/l, LC95 = 5.14 μl/l) than E. ceratoniae (LC50 = 3.29 μl/l, LC95 = 14.24 μl/l). The fecundity and hatching rate of both insects decreased with increases in concentration or exposure time to the oil. At 136 μl/l air, fecundities and hatching rates were respectively 35 eggs/female and 42.86% for E. ceratoniae and 78 eggs/female and 29.49% for E. kuehniella. © 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bachrouch, Olfa
Tunisia, La Marsa
University of Carthage, Institut Préparatoire Aux Études Scientifiques et Techniques
Tunisia, Hamam Lif
Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria
Mediouni-Ben Jemâa, Jouda
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
Wissem, Aidi Waness
Tunisia, Hamam Lif
Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria
Talou, Thierry
France, Toulouse
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
Marzouk, Brahim
Tunisia, Hamam Lif
Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria
Abderrabba, M. A.
Tunisia, La Marsa
University of Carthage, Institut Préparatoire Aux Études Scientifiques et Techniques
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jspr.2010.07.001
ISSN:
0022474X
Research Areas
Environmental
Participants Gender
Female