Shafiei Alavije, Elahe, Rasekh, Arash, Habibpour, Behzad, Moharramipour, Saeid, Rasekh, Arash (2014). Bioactivity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil against Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae). , 3(1), 1-11. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2014.1112
Elahe Shafiei Alavije; Arash Rasekh; Behzad Habibpour; Saeid Moharramipour; Arash Rasekh. "Bioactivity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil against Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae)". , 3, 1, 2014, 1-11. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2014.1112
Shafiei Alavije, Elahe, Rasekh, Arash, Habibpour, Behzad, Moharramipour, Saeid, Rasekh, Arash (2014). 'Bioactivity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil against Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae)', , 3(1), pp. 1-11. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2014.1112
Shafiei Alavije, Elahe, Rasekh, Arash, Habibpour, Behzad, Moharramipour, Saeid, Rasekh, Arash Bioactivity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil against Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae). , 2014; 3(1): 1-11. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2014.1112

Bioactivity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oil against Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Journal of Crop Protection
Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11    PDF (280.75 K)
DOI: 10.48311/jcp.2014.1112
Authors
Elahe Shafiei Alavije1; Arash Rasekh1; Behzad Habibpour* 1; Saeid Moharramipour2; Arash Rasekh1
1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri (Isoptera: Termitidae) is the most economically destructive wood pest in structures in Khuzestan province (Iran). Chemicals such as essential oils and plant extracts that are compatible with the environment and have high potential to be used in integrated pest management programs are extremely important resources. This study evaluated contact and digestive toxicity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehneh. (Myrtaceae)essential oil in no-choice and choice bioassays and feeding inhibition trials on M. diversus. Concentrations of the essential oil ranged from 0.3 to 1.6%. The results of the choice tests and feeding inhibition trial showed that the essential oil could act as a repellent at 0.7% concentration. Concentrations used in these tests resulted in mortality of termites, and a direct relationship between concentration and mortality was observed. The essential oil also increased the mortality of termites at concentrations higher than 0.7%. Termite feeding decreased with increase in concentration. Due to the ability of termites to choose the untreated filter-paper in the choice trial, values of LT and LC, were higher than in no-choice trials. The highest effects of Eucalyptus essential oil (≈100% mortality) was obtained by the concentration 1.6%. Overall, this study reveals that Eucalyptus essential oil may be suggested as an effective toxicant with suitable contact and digestive toxicity on M. diversus.
Keywords
Eucalyptus essential oil; Contact and digestive toxicity; Microcerotermes diversus
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