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Insecticidal activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (Myrtaceae) essential oil against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and its inhibitory effects on insecticide resistance development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2023

Maduraiveeran Ramachandran ,
Manickkam Jayakumar Open the ORCID record for Manickkam Jayakumar [Opens in a new window]  and
Subramani Thirunavukkarasu
Maduraiveeran Ramachandran
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Unit of Applied Entomology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Manickkam Jayakumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Unit of Applied Entomology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Subramani Thirunavukkarasu
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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*Corresponding author. Email: jaismohai@gmail.com
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Abstract

Pests in stored grains pose a global threat to food security. Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is one of the most serious stored-grain pests in the world, capable of surviving harsh environments and developing resistance to certain classes of insecticides. Fumigation toxicity and the impact of Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel (Myrtaceae) essential oil on T. castaneum were investigated in this study. The 50% lethal concentration (LC50) fumigation toxicity of M. alternifolia essential oil for T. castaneum adults and larvae was 122.7 µL/L at 24 hours and 280 µL/L at 48 hours, respectively. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry showed that the oil’s major volatile compounds included terpinen-4-ol (31.78%), α-terpineol (20.24%), and terpinolene (17.94%). The treatment disrupted the normal enzymatic activity of acetylcholinesterase, carboxylesterase, and glutathione-S-transferase in T. castaneum adults and caused DNA damage. Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil is a strong fumigant and may be a good substitute for synthetic fumigants used to control pests of stored grain.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 155 , 2023 , e9
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Entomological Society of Canada

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