Fumigant Effects of Essential Medical and Aromatic Plant Oils to Bean Weevil [Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] Adults

Authors : Hüseyin ÇETİN, Meryem UYSAL, Ahmet ŞAHBAZ, Özdemir ALAOĞLU, Attila AKGÜL, M Musa ÖZCAN

Pages : 6-11

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Publication Date : 2014-06-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Essential oil vapours derived from eighteen plant species in Lauraceae, Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Araceae and Asteraceae families were tested for their fumigant effect against the adults of Acanthoscelides obtectus Say insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae); in condition of 28±2°C and 65±5% relative humidity. The dose of essential oils applied was 10 µl/l air and their exposure times were 24, 48 and 72 h. In adults of A. obtectus, 100% mortality could be achieved with the essential oils of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Salvia fruticosa Mill. species in 10 µl/l air after 24 h. The higher mortality rates than 90% were observed with the essential oils of Laurus nobilis L., Artemisia dracunculus L. and Mentha aquatic L. species Generally, the mortality rates increased with increasing exposure period at the 24 and 48 h. The results of the study suggest that essential oils from these five plants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R. officinalis, S. fruticosa, L. nobilis, A. dracunculus ve M. aquatica); have a pot
Keywords : Uçucu yağ, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Fumigant etki, Tıbbi ve aromatik bitki