Research Article

Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Volume: 60 Number: 2 June 30, 2020
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Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract

In the scope of this study, we have investigated fumigant and contact toxicity effects of Satureja boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. essential oil against Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The fumigant and contact toxicity experiments were carried out with the adults of Sitophilus granarius whereas the contact toxicity experiment was carried out with the 3rd, 4th and 5th larvae of S. littoralis. Also, various fractions of S. boissieri essential oil were investigated for fumigant activity against S. granarius. In fumigant toxicity studies, the highest activity was obtained at 36 hours with a dose of 0.1 μl/ml with a 100% mortality rate. Fractions of the essential oil had significant fumigant activity on S. granarius (100% fumigant activity at 0.1 μl/ml). Contact toxicity of 100 μl/ml essential oil on the 3rd and 4th larval stage of S. littoralis, was determined to be 100%, however, on the 5th larval stage it was 90.17%. The activity at 25 μl/ml dose was 71.12% in the 3rd larval stage whereas the activity remained very low (6.39- 22.20%) in other larval stages. These results indicated that essential oil of S. boissieri have significant potential which merits to be studied further in possible applications as fumigant and contact insecticide in the control of S. granarius and S. littoralis.

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Thanks

A part of this study was presented as an oral presentation at the International Participation Turkey VI. Plant Protection Congress. 5 -8 September 2016, Turkey.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2020

Submission Date

September 9, 2019

Acceptance Date

June 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 60 Number: 2

APA
Karakoç, Ö. C., Tüfekçi, A. R., Gül, F., Koldaş, S., & Alkan, M. (2020). Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Plant Protection Bulletin, 60(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.617362
AMA
1.Karakoç ÖC, Tüfekçi AR, Gül F, Koldaş S, Alkan M. Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Plant Protection Bulletin. 2020;60(2):111-117. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.617362
Chicago
Karakoç, Ömer Cem, Ali Rıza Tüfekçi, Fatih Gül, Serkan Koldaş, and Mustafa Alkan. 2020. “Essential Oil Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Satureja Boissieri Against Sitophilus Granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera Littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. Plant Protection Bulletin 60 (2): 111-17. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.617362.
EndNote
Karakoç ÖC, Tüfekçi AR, Gül F, Koldaş S, Alkan M (June 1, 2020) Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Plant Protection Bulletin 60 2 111–117.
IEEE
[1]Ö. C. Karakoç, A. R. Tüfekçi, F. Gül, S. Koldaş, and M. Alkan, “Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”, Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 111–117, June 2020, doi: 10.16955/bitkorb.617362.
ISNAD
Karakoç, Ömer Cem - Tüfekçi, Ali Rıza - Gül, Fatih - Koldaş, Serkan - Alkan, Mustafa. “Essential Oil Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Satureja Boissieri Against Sitophilus Granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera Littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. Plant Protection Bulletin 60/2 (June 1, 2020): 111-117. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.617362.
JAMA
1.Karakoç ÖC, Tüfekçi AR, Gül F, Koldaş S, Alkan M. Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Plant Protection Bulletin. 2020;60:111–117.
MLA
Karakoç, Ömer Cem, et al. “Essential Oil Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Satureja Boissieri Against Sitophilus Granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera Littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 111-7, doi:10.16955/bitkorb.617362.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Cem Karakoç, Ali Rıza Tüfekçi, Fatih Gül, Serkan Koldaş, Mustafa Alkan. Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Satureja boissieri against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Plant Protection Bulletin. 2020 Jun. 1;60(2):111-7. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.617362

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