Repellency of three plant essential oils against red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Abstract

Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) is an insect pest found in stored products. To control this pest, it is necessary to develop safe alternatives to replace hazardous fumigants. This research aimed to determine the repellency of essential oils from three different plants, Hypericum hemsleyanum, Mentha haplocalyx and Stemona japonica, against T. castaneum adults under laboratory conditions. The repellency of essential oils was determined by area preference method at a concentration of 31.5 µg/cm². Filter paper disks were placed in petri dishes, one half was treated with essential oil and other half served as control. Twenty T. castaneum adults were placed in the center of each paper disk. Insects were counted in treated and control areas at 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after insect release. Hypericum hemsleyanum and M. haplocalyx showed the strong repellency at all assessment times, with values of 94, 71, 69 and 70%, and 91, 65, 73 and 83% at 12, 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively, followed by S. japonica. This research showed that these oils are strong repellents and can potentially be used to repel T. castaneum in stored products.

Keywords

• Ethanol extracted
• Hypericum hemsleyanum
• Mentha haplocalyx
• red flour beetle
• repellence
• Stemona japonica

Un biti, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)’a karşı üç bitki esansiyel yağının kaçırıcı etkileri

Abstract

Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) depolanmış ürünlerde bulunan zararlı bir böcek türüdür. Bu zararlıyı kontrol etmek için, tehlikeli fumigantlar yerine güvenli alternatiflerin geliştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu araştırma laboratuvar koşullarında T. castaneum erginlerine karşı üç farklı bitki, Hypericum hemsleyanum, Mentha haplocalyx ve Stemona japonica esansiyel yağların kaçırıcı etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Uçucu yağların kaçırıcı özelliği, alan tercihi yöntemi ile 31.5 µg/cm²'lik bir konsantrasyonda belirlenmiştir. Filtre kağıdı diskleri petri kabına yerleştirilmiş ve bir yarısı uçucu yağ ile muamele edilmiş, diğer yarısı ise kontrol olarak kullanılmıştır. Yirmi adet T. castaneum ergini her bir kağıt diskin ortasına yerleştirilmiştir. Böceklerin sayımı, kontrol ve uygulama alanında böcek salınmasından 12, 24, 48 ve 72 saat sonra yapılmıştır. Hypericum hemsleyanum ve M. haplocalyx, tüm değerlendirme zamanlarında en güçlü kaçırıcı etkiyi göstermiş; 12, 24, 48 ve 72 saat sonra  sırasıyla %94, 71, 69, 70  ve %91, 65, 73, 83 değerleri elde edilmiş olup; ve S. japonica bunları takip etmiştir. Bu araştırma, bu yağların güçlü kaçırıcılar olduğunu ve depolanmış ürünlerde T. castaneum’u uzaklaştırmak için potansiyel olarak kullanılabilir olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Ethanol ekstraktı
• Hypericum hemsleyanum
• Mentha haplocalyx
• un biti
• kaçırıcı etki
• Stemona japonica

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