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Insecticidal activity of Rhamnus persica Boissier (Rhamnaceae) essential oil on the parasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), under the laboratory conditions

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Rhamnus persica Boissier from the family Rhamnaceae is a valuable medicinal plant in the flora of Iran. The parasitoid wasp, Habrobracon hebetor Say, is a universal biological control agent collected by researchers on lepidopteran larvae in various agricultural and horticultural crops. In the present study, the insecticidal effects of R. persica essential oil (RPEO) were investigated on this parasitoid wasp for the first time. For demographic studies, H. hebetor females were treated with LC30 (sublethal concentration) of the RPEO for 24 h and the desired characteristics were examined about them. The results of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry showed that the compounds including 1, 4-Hexadiene, 4-Methyl; Borneol L; Bicyclo [2.2.1] Heptan-2-ol; 1, 8-Cineole 2-Oxabicyclo, and Bicyclo [3.1.1] Hept-2-en-4-ol were five major constituents of the essential oil, respectively. Also, the bioassay results showed that ​​ LC30, LC50, and LC90 values for the RPEO on the parasitoid wasp were 12.51, 39.91, and 678.94 µL/Liter air, respectively. Moreover, the sublethal results showed that adult the wasp’s lifespan, survival, fecundity, fertility, hatch rate, sex ratio, and the other related parameters were negatively affected compared to the control population; but, the effects were not very severe. Therefore, RPEO can be combined with H. hebetor in integrated pest management programs.

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  1. Department of Horticulture, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Peyman Asadi

  2. Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Massoumeh Farasat

  3. Department of Food Science and Technology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Mehrnoush Tadayoni

  4. Department of Chemistry, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Neda Hasanzadeh

  5. Department of Environment, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Sina Attar Roshan

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Asadi, P., Farasat, M., Tadayoni, M. et al. Insecticidal activity of Rhamnus persica Boissier (Rhamnaceae) essential oil on the parasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), under the laboratory conditions. Int J Trop Insect Sci 43, 769–778 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-00985-w

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