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    Adulticidal synergy of two plant essential oils and their major constituents against the housefly Musca domestica and bioassay on non-target species
    (2024-03-15)
    Soonwera, Mayura
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    Moungthipmalai, Tanapoom
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    Puwanard, Cheepchanok
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    Sittichok, Sirawut
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    Sinthusiri, Jirisuda
    Single and mixture formulations of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.) and star anise (Illicium verum (J. Presl.)) essential oils (EOs) and their major constituents were assayed for their adulticidal activities against housefly, Musca domestica L., and two non-target species, stingless bee (Tetragonula pegdeni Schwarz) and guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters). The efficacies of the mixture formulations were compared against those of the single formulations and 1.0% α-cypermethrin, a common synthetic insecticide. GC-MS analysis found that the major constituent of lemongrass EO was geranial (45.23%), and that of star anise EO was trans-anethole (93.23%). Almost all mixture formulations were more effective in adulticidal activity against housefly adults than single formulations and 1.0% α-cypermethrin. A mixture of 1.0% lemongrass EO + 1.0% trans-anethole exhibited the strongest synergistic insecticidal activity with a 100% mortality rate (KT<inf>50</inf> of 3.2 min and LT<inf>50</inf> of 0.07 h). The relative percentage increase in mortality rate over single formulations was between 1.6 and 91.9%. In addition, it was three times more effective than 1.0% α-cypermethrin. To find the mechanism of adulticidal action, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was done to find morphological aberrations, such as antennal and mouthpart aberrations, after the houseflies were treated with 1.0% lemongrass EO + 1.0% trans-anethole. The aberrations included deformed and abnormal shape of arista and flagellum, change in labellum pigmentation, and damage to pseudotracheae. Regarding toxicity against non-target species, all single and mixture formulations were not toxic to the two non-target species, while 1.0% α-cypermethrin was highly toxic. To conclude, a mixture of 1.0% lemongrass EO + 1.0% trans-anethole can be an excellent, natural, sustainable housefly adulticidal agent.
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    Efficacies of essential oils from illiciaceae and zingiberaceae plants as oviposition deterrent, ovicidal, and adulticidal agents against females aedes albopictus (Skuse) and anopheles minimus (Theobald)
    (2018-09-01)
    Cotchakaew, N.
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    Soonwera, M.
    At present, serious mosquito vectors throughout the world have developed resistance to chemical insecticides.Therefore, safe natural products for controlling mosquitoes are absolutely necessary. This study investigated the efficacy of herbal essential oil (EO) from Illiciaceae and Zingiberaceae plants, Alpinia galanga (A. galanga), Amomum krervanh (A. krervanh), Curcuma zedoaria (C. zedoaria), Illicium verum (I. verum), Zingiber cassumunar (Z. cassumunar) and Zingiber mekongense (Z. mekongense) against the females of Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Anopheles minimus (An. minimus). All EOs at the high concentration (10%) were highly effective in oviposition deterrent, ovicidal, and adulticidal activities. Ten percent of C. zedoaria EO showed 100% effective repellency with an oviposition activity index (OAI) of -1.0 against the females of the two mosquito species, and 10% I.verum EO showed a high inhibition rate of 100% against the eggs of the two mosquitoes. Ten percent of A. galanga EO showed a high adulticidal activity against the females of Ae. albopictus and An. minimus with KT50 of 0.7 and 1 min at 1h, respectively, and 100% mortality at 24h as well as an LC50 of 7.5 and 2.9%, respectively. When compared with temephos and cypermethrin, the EOs from C. zedoaria, I.verum and A. galanga were more effective in oviposition deterrent and ovicidal activities than temephos and were equivalent in adulticidal activity to cypermethrin. To conclude, our data show that EOs from C. zedoaria, I.verum and A. galanga can be used as an oviposition deterrent, ovicidal and adulticidal agents against Aedes albopictus and Anopheles minimus.