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Fumigant and repellent activities of essential oil from Coriandrum sativum (L.) (Apiaceae) against red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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The biological activity of essential oil extracted from coriander, Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) against eggs, larvae and adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) was investigated in a series of laboratory experiments. Bioassays conducted in air-tight glass chambers showed vapour toxicity and strong repellency on filter paper arena test towards all the stages used. Responses varied significantly (P < 0.001) within insect stages, dosages and exposures. At 12.0 μg/ml dosage, mortality of adults reached 95%, but for 12-, 14- and 16-days larvae, mortalities were 65, 74 and 82%, respectively. On the developmental inhibition, individuals fumigated at the larval stage confirmed that the percentage of larvae reaching to pupal stage and pupae to adult stage, decreased significantly (P < 0.001) with increasing dosage concentration. The oil fumigation yielded 100% mortality for T. castaneum larvae, pupae and adults at 0.08 μg/ml dosage. The oil had fumigant activity against eggs and the toxicity progressively increased with increased exposure times and concentrations. One hundred per cent T. castaneum egg mortalities were obtained with oil fumigation at 20 μg/ml and 96 h exposure period. C. sativum oil also showed highly repellent activity to the adults of T. castaneum, with overall repellency was 90% and at a dosage of 12 μg/ml repellency was 100% in a filter-paper arena test.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Hong Wang, Hubei Provincial Supervision and Inspection Institute of Products Quality, for her kind technical help in chemical analysis and Dr. Fen Zhu, Li Hong and Wei-Ping Wang for their assistant during this research work. This research work was supported fund provided by Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan and Hubei post-doctoral fellowship (Agreement 2006BAD08A02).

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  1. Institute of Insect Resources, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    M. S. Islam, W. Xiong, S. C. Zhang & C. L. Lei

  2. Stored Products Protection Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    M. S. Islam & M. Mahbub Hasan

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Islam, M.S., Hasan, M.M., Xiong, W. et al. Fumigant and repellent activities of essential oil from Coriandrum sativum (L.) (Apiaceae) against red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). J Pest Sci 82, 171–177 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-008-0236-7

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