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Toxicity of l-menthol and its derivatives against four storage insects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K.K. Aggarwal ,
A.K. Tripathi ,
Ateeque Ahmad ,
Veena Prajapati ,
Neetu Verma  and
Sushil Kumar
K.K. Aggarwal
Affiliation:
Chemical Engineering Division
A.K. Tripathi
Affiliation:
Bioprospection Group, Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP Lucknow-226015, India
Ateeque Ahmad
Affiliation:
Chemical Engineering Division
Veena Prajapati
Affiliation:
Bioprospection Group, Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP Lucknow-226015, India
Neetu Verma
Affiliation:
Bioprospection Group, Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP Lucknow-226015, India
Sushil Kumar
Affiliation:
Bioprospection Group, Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP Lucknow-226015, India
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Abstract

l-menthol isolated from the essential oil of Mentha arvensis and seven of its acyl derivatives were tested for contact and vapour toxicity, and ovicidal and repellent activity against the storage pests Callosobruchus maculatus F., Rhyzopertha dominica F., Sitophilus oryzae L. and Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Menthyl propionate and l-menthol were highly toxic in contact assays and vapour toxicity assays respectively. l-menthol was also found to be strongly repellent (82–100% at 0.353 μg/cm2 dose) against all the insects, while menthyl acetate was highly ovicidal against T. castaneum.

Résumé

Le l-menthol isolé de l'huile essentielle de Mentha arvensis et sept de ses dérivés acétylés ont été testés pour leur toxicité de contact et fumigène et leur activité ovicide et répulsive vis à vis des ravageurs des stocks Callosobruchus maculatus F., Rhyzopertha dominica F., Sitophilus oryzae L. et Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Le propionate de menthyl et le l-menthol ont été hautement toxiques lors des essais par contact et par fumigation. Le l-menthol a été également fortement répulsif (82–100% à la dose de 0,353 mg/cm2) contre tous les insectes, alors que l'acétate de menthyl a été hautement ovicide contre T. castaneum.

Keywords

l-mentholacyl derivativestoxicityovicidal activityrepellencystorage insectsCallosobruchus maculatusRhyzopertha dominicaSitophilus oryzaeTribolium castaneuml-mentholdérivés acétyléstoxicitéactivité oviciderépulsifinsectes des denrées stockéesCallosobruchus maculatusRhyzopertha dominicaSitophilus oryzaeTribolium castaneum
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , September 2001 , pp. 229 - 235
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Copyright © ICIPE 2001

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