Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Behavioral and Antennal Responses of Tribolium confusum to Varronia globosa Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents: Perspective for Their Use as Repellent |
| Authors: |
Cesar Auguste Badji, Jean Dorland, Lynda Kheloul, Dimitri Bréard, Pascal Richomme, Abdellah Kellouche, Claudio Roberto Azevedo de Souza, Antônio Lourenço Bezerra, Sylvia Anton |
| Source: |
Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 15, p 4393 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Organic chemistry |
| Subject Terms: |
stored insect pest, caatinga plant, olfactometry, electroantennogram, alternative pest control, essential oil, Organic chemistry, QD241-441 |
| More Details: |
Essential oils of aromatic plants represent an alternative to classical pest control with synthetic chemicals. They are especially promising for the alternative control of stored product pest insects. Here, we tested behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the stored product pest Tribolium confusum, to the essential oil of a Brazilian indigenous plant, Varronia globosa, collected in the Caatinga ecosystem. We analyzed the essential oil by GC-MS, tested the effects of the entire oil and its major components on the behavior of individual beetles in a four-way olfactometer, and investigated responses to these stimuli in electroantennogram recordings (EAG). We could identify 25 constituents in the essential oil of V. globosa, with anethole, caryophyllene and spathulenole as main components. The oil and its main component anethole had repellent effects already at low doses, whereas caryophyllene had only a repellent effect at a high dose. In addition, the essential oil abolished the attractive effect of the T. confusum aggregation pheromone. EAG recordings revealed dose-dependent responses to the individual components and increasing responses to the blend and even more to the entire oil. Our study reveals the potential of anethole and the essential oil of V. globosa in the management of stored product pests. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1420-3049 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/15/4393; https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/molecules26154393 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/97593fe07a944ff9bf1b2afb58f8336b |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.97593fe07a944ff9bf1b2afb58f8336b |
| Database: |
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