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Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L

The compositions of 12 essential oils (EOs) obtained by hydrodistillation of edible fruits and herbs were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The insecticidal activity of each oil against the house fly Musca domestica was evaluated by placing flies in a glass jar with a screw c...

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Autores principales: Palacios, Sara M., Bertoni, Alberto, Rossi, Yanina, Santander, Rocío, Urzúa, Alejandro
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Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19471213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules14051938
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author Palacios, Sara M.
Bertoni, Alberto
Rossi, Yanina
Santander, Rocío
Urzúa, Alejandro
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Bertoni, Alberto
Rossi, Yanina
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description The compositions of 12 essential oils (EOs) obtained by hydrodistillation of edible fruits and herbs were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The insecticidal activity of each oil against the house fly Musca domestica was evaluated by placing flies in a glass jar with a screw cap that held a piece of EO-treated cotton yarn. The dose necessary to kill 50% of flies (LC(50)) in 30 min was determined at 26 ± 1°C. Twelve EOs and 17 individual terpenes were assayed against M. domestica, showing LC(50) values ranging from 3.9 to 85.2 and from 3.3 to >100 mg/dm(3), respectively. EO from Citrus sinensis was the most potent insecticide (LC(50) = 3.9 mg/dm(3)), followed by EOs from C. aurantium (LC(50) = 4.8 mg/dm(3)) and Eucalyptus cinerea (LC(50) = 5.5 mg/dm(3)). According to GC/MS analysis, limonene (92.47%), linalool (1.43%), and β-myrcene (0.88%) were the principal components of C. sinensis EO. Limonene was also the principal constituent (94.07%) of C. aurantium, while 1,8-cineole (56.86%) was the major constituent of E. cinerea EO. 1,8-Cineole was most active against M. domestica (LC(50) = 3.3 mg/dm(3)), while (4R)(+)-limonene, was moderately active (LC(50) = 6.2 mg/dm(3)). Dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP) selected as a positive control, showed an LC(50) of 0.5 mg/dm(3). EOs from C. sinensis, C. aurantium, and E. cinerea show promise as natural insecticides against houseflies.
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spelling pubmed-62542012018-11-30 Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L Palacios, Sara M. Bertoni, Alberto Rossi, Yanina Santander, Rocío Urzúa, Alejandro Molecules Article The compositions of 12 essential oils (EOs) obtained by hydrodistillation of edible fruits and herbs were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The insecticidal activity of each oil against the house fly Musca domestica was evaluated by placing flies in a glass jar with a screw cap that held a piece of EO-treated cotton yarn. The dose necessary to kill 50% of flies (LC(50)) in 30 min was determined at 26 ± 1°C. Twelve EOs and 17 individual terpenes were assayed against M. domestica, showing LC(50) values ranging from 3.9 to 85.2 and from 3.3 to >100 mg/dm(3), respectively. EO from Citrus sinensis was the most potent insecticide (LC(50) = 3.9 mg/dm(3)), followed by EOs from C. aurantium (LC(50) = 4.8 mg/dm(3)) and Eucalyptus cinerea (LC(50) = 5.5 mg/dm(3)). According to GC/MS analysis, limonene (92.47%), linalool (1.43%), and β-myrcene (0.88%) were the principal components of C. sinensis EO. Limonene was also the principal constituent (94.07%) of C. aurantium, while 1,8-cineole (56.86%) was the major constituent of E. cinerea EO. 1,8-Cineole was most active against M. domestica (LC(50) = 3.3 mg/dm(3)), while (4R)(+)-limonene, was moderately active (LC(50) = 6.2 mg/dm(3)). Dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP) selected as a positive control, showed an LC(50) of 0.5 mg/dm(3). EOs from C. sinensis, C. aurantium, and E. cinerea show promise as natural insecticides against houseflies. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2009-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6254201/ /pubmed/19471213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules14051938 Text en © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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title Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L
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title_fullStr Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L
title_short Efficacy of Essential Oils from Edible Plants as Insecticides Against the House Fly, Musca Domestica L
title_sort efficacy of essential oils from edible plants as insecticides against the house fly, musca domestica l
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19471213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules14051938
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