Research Article

Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 18, 2025
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Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the fumigant, contact, and repellent effects of the essential oil obtained from Lamium purpureum L. plant growing in Balıkesir province on the poultry pest Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Essential oil extraction from the aerial parts of the L. purpureum plant was carried out with the Clevenger device. Services were purchased for the GC-MS analysis determination of the components of the oil obtained. Three different doses of the obtained essential oil (1000, 800, and 600 mg/L) were applied to A. diaperinus larvae in 3 different ways: fumigant, contact, and repellent-attractant. Acetone was used for the control group. The main components of the oil were determined as 2-pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl (19.35%), phytol (13.10%), and germacrene-D (5.79%). It was observed that the oil prepared at concentrations of 600, 800, and 1000 mg/L had no lethal effect on A. diaperinus larvae-* but it affected some biological properties. It was observed that 600 and 1000 mg/L applications in fumigant application and 1000 mg/L applications in contact application shorten the pre-adult periods and increase adult life span. In addition, the repellent effect of the oil was less in the experimental groups compared to the control. It shows that L. purpureum essential oil is not a direct alternative to synthetic insecticides; however, it shows that it can contribute to environment-friendly biological control strategies.

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Supporting Institution

Balıkesir University

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Ethical Statement

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Ethics committee approval is not required for this study

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Entomology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 30, 2025

Publication Date

December 18, 2025

Submission Date

May 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Sanön, B., & Çelik Biçer, E. (2025). Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Commagene Journal of Biology, 9(2), 187-197. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1690665
AMA
1.Sanön B, Çelik Biçer E. Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Comm. J. Biol. 2025;9(2):187-197. doi:10.31594/commagene.1690665
Chicago
Sanön, Berna, and Erinç Çelik Biçer. 2025. “Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium Purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius Diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”. Commagene Journal of Biology 9 (2): 187-97. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1690665.
EndNote
Sanön B, Çelik Biçer E (December 1, 2025) Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Commagene Journal of Biology 9 2 187–197.
IEEE
[1]B. Sanön and E. Çelik Biçer, “Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”, Comm. J. Biol., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 187–197, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.31594/commagene.1690665.
ISNAD
Sanön, Berna - Çelik Biçer, Erinç. “Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium Purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius Diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”. Commagene Journal of Biology 9/2 (December 1, 2025): 187-197. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1690665.
JAMA
1.Sanön B, Çelik Biçer E. Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Comm. J. Biol. 2025;9:187–197.
MLA
Sanön, Berna, and Erinç Çelik Biçer. “Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium Purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius Diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”. Commagene Journal of Biology, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 187-9, doi:10.31594/commagene.1690665.
Vancouver
1.Berna Sanön, Erinç Çelik Biçer. Determination of Fumigant, Contact, and Repellent-Attractant Effects of Lamium purpureum L. Essential Oil on Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Comm. J. Biol. 2025 Dec. 1;9(2):187-9. doi:10.31594/commagene.1690665