Effects of Oliveria decumbens and Ferula assa-foetida essential oils and their nanoemulsions on Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella)

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1 Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I. R. Iran

2 Department of Horticultural Sciences, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Abstract

In this study, effects of essential oils and their nanoemulsions extracted from Oliveria decumbens flowers and Ferula assa-foetida oleo-gum-resin were evaluated on late-instar larvae of the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella). The selected concentrations of the essential oils and their nanoemulsions were as follows: O. decumbens essential oils (250, 300, 370, 410, and 490 µL/L), F. assafoetida essential oils (100, 120, 150, 210, and 270 µL/L), O. decumbens essential oil nanoemulsion (170, 230, 300, 350, and 410 µL/L), and F. assa-foetida essential oil nanoemulsion (30, 60, 90, 110, and 130 µL/L). The results showed that the nanoemulsion of F. assa-foetida essential oil was more effective than that of O. decumbens, with a 50% lethal dose (LD50) of 79.249 µL/L being more effective than a 50% lethal dose (LD50) of 284.991 µL/L. In addition, the toxicity levels of F. assa-foetida were considerably higher than those of O. decumbens in both its nanoemulsion and essential oil forms, with lethal dose ratios recorded at 0.278 and 0.456, respectively. These findings suggest that essential oils could serve as an alternative to synthetic pesticides for controlling Mediterranean flour moths.

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Effects of Oliveria decumbens and Ferula assa-foetida essential oils and their nanoemulsions on Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella)

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Article Title [Persian]

اثر اسانس و نانو امولسیون اسانس Oliveria decumbens و Ferula assa-foetida روی شب پره مدیترانه ای آرد، Ephestia kuehniella

Authors [Persian]

  • فائزه باقری 1
  • محمد رمضانی 1
1 بخش گیاهپزشکی، دانشکده کشاورزی دانشگاه شیراز، شیراز، ج. ا. ایران
2
Abstract [Persian]

در این مطالعه، اثرات اسانس‌ و نانوامولسیون‌ اسانس های استخراج‌شده از گلهای گیاه لعل کوهستان (Oliveria decumbens ) واولئوگام رزین آنغوزه( Ferula assa-foetida ) بر روی لاروهای سن اواخر پروانه آرد مدیترانه‌ای (Ephestia kuehniella) مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. غلظت‌های انتخابی اسانس‌ها و نانوامولسیون‌های آن‌ها عبارت بودند از: اسانس لعل کوهستان (250، 300، 370، 410 و 490 میکرولیتر بر لیتر)، اسانس آنغوزه (100، 120، 150، 210، و 270 میکرولیتر بر لیتر)، نانوامولسیون اسانس لعل کوهستان (170، 230، 300، 350 و 410 میکرولیتر بر لیتر)، و نانوامولسیون اسانس آنغوزه (30، 60، 90، 110، و 130 میکرولیتر بر لیتر). نتایج نشان داد که نانوامولسیون اسانس آنغوزه با دوز کشندگی 50 درصد (LD50) معادل 79.249 میکرولیتر بر لیتر موثرتر از اسانس لعل کوهستان با دوز کشندگی 50 درصد (LD50) معادل 284.991 میکرولیتر بر لیتر بود. علاوه بر این، میزان سمیت اسانس و نانوامولسیون آنغوزه به‌طور قابل توجهی بیشتر از اسانس و نانوامولسیون لعل کوهستان بود، به‌طوری که نسبت دوزهای کشنده به‌ترتیب 0.278 و 0/456 ثبت شد.همچنین مقایسه چهار ترکیب مورد استفاده، تفاوت معنی داری را بین نانوامولسیون اسانس و اسانس نشان داد. این یافته ها نشان می دهد که اسانس ها می توانند جایگزینی برای آفت کش های سنتزی برای کنترل آفات پروانه آرد مدیترانه ای باشند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • دز کشنده 50%
  • تجزیه پروبیت
  • مرگ و میر
  • آفت کش ها

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