Toxicity of essential oil from Artemisia argyi against Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) | Zendy

Luuml Jianhua | Zendy; Wu Cunrong | Zendy; Shi Ya | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Toxicity of essential oil from Artemisia argyi against Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae)

Author(s) -

Luuml Jianhua,

Wu Cunrong,

Shi Ya

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

african journal of microbiology research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1996-0808

DOI - 10.5897/ajmr11.179

Subject(s) - oryzaephilus surinamensis , essential oil , population , chemistry , toxicology , traditional medicine , food science , biology , botany , medicine , insect , environmental health

The repellent, fumigant effect and contact toxicity of essential oil extracted from Artemisia argyi (Asteraceae: Artemisia) plant against Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) was investigated. The A. argyi oil exhibited strong repellent, fumigant effect and contact toxicity against O. surinamensis which progressively increased with increased exposure dosage. Repellency percentage of A. argyi oil againstO. surinamensis adults reached IV grade after 48 h exposure period at the dosage of 0.40 µl/cm2, the corrected percentage mortality for fumigant toxicity reached more than 97% at the dosage of 160 µl/l air, and the current population inhibition percentage (CPI) and F1progeny population inhibition percentage (PPI) reached 77.38 and 96.06% at the dosage of 0.80 µl/g, respectively. The results suggest that the A. argyi oil has great potential for effectively controlling O. surinamensis. Key words: Natural product, Artemisia argyi, toxicity, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, stored grain insect.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research