Fumigant toxicity of essential oils and their constituent compounds towards the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.)

Byung Ho Lee; Won Sik Choi; Sung Eun Lee; Byeoung Soo Park

doi:10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00158-7

Fumigant toxicity of essential oils and their constituent compounds towards the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.)

Byung Ho Lee
, Won Sik Choi
, Sung Eun Lee
, Byeoung Soo Park

Soonchunhyang University

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Abstract

Toxicity of various essential oils and their volatile constituents towards the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), was determined. The most potent toxicity was found in essential oil from eucalyptus (LD₅₀ = 28.9 μl/l air). GC-MS analysis of essential oil from eucalyptus showed it to be rich in 1,8-cineole (81.1%), limonene (7.6%) and α-pinene (4.0%). Treatment of S. oryzae with each of these terpenes showed 1,8-cineole to be most active (LD₅₀=23.5 μl/l air). In addition to 1,8-cineole, benzaldehyde (LD₅₀ = 8.65 μl/l air) occurring in peach and almond kernels had a potent fumigant toxicity towards the rice weevils. Therefore, benzaldehyde and other natural volatiles could be a safer fumigant to control stored-grain insect pests than those currently used.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-320
Number of pages	4
Journal	Crop Protection
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00158-7
State	Published - 2001

Keywords

1,8-cineole
Benzaldehyde
Essential oils
Eucalyptus
Fumigant toxicity
Sitophilus oryzae

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