Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky

In stored grains, the main agents diminishing production are insects, which can produce losses between 20% and 80% before harvest or under storage. The insecticidal properties of the essential oil of fresh leaves of Peumus boldus Molina against maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) adults we...

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Autores principales: Betancur R,Jessica, Silva A,Gonzalo, Rodríguez M,J. Concepción, Fischer G,Susana, Zapata S.M,Nelson
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-583920100003000072018-10-01Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais MotschulskyBetancur R,JessicaSilva A,GonzaloRodríguez M,J. ConcepciónFischer G,SusanaZapata S.M,Nelson Maize weevil boldus stored grains botanical insecticides In stored grains, the main agents diminishing production are insects, which can produce losses between 20% and 80% before harvest or under storage. The insecticidal properties of the essential oil of fresh leaves of Peumus boldus Molina against maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) adults were determined under laboratory conditions. The highest mortality (100%) was achieved at 4% concentration by contact with a treated glass surface. The same concentration in impregnated corn (Zea mays L.) grain, resulted in 98.7% mortality. Mortality by fumigant action at 6 h was 100% with 35 µL oil in 0.15 L (air volume). Concentrations 1, 2 and 4% of essential oil produced 0% F1 adult emergence. At 10 d of residual effect, the 4% concentration reached 63.7% mortality. All treatments were repellent to adults of S. zeamais and corn grain germination was not affected by any treatment.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIAChilean journal of agricultural research v.70 n.3 20102010-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392010000300007en10.4067/S0718-58392010000300007
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Maize weevil
boldus
stored grains
botanical insecticides
spellingShingle Maize weevil
boldus
stored grains
botanical insecticides
Betancur R,Jessica
Silva A,Gonzalo
Rodríguez M,J. Concepción
Fischer G,Susana
Zapata S.M,Nelson
Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
description In stored grains, the main agents diminishing production are insects, which can produce losses between 20% and 80% before harvest or under storage. The insecticidal properties of the essential oil of fresh leaves of Peumus boldus Molina against maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) adults were determined under laboratory conditions. The highest mortality (100%) was achieved at 4% concentration by contact with a treated glass surface. The same concentration in impregnated corn (Zea mays L.) grain, resulted in 98.7% mortality. Mortality by fumigant action at 6 h was 100% with 35 µL oil in 0.15 L (air volume). Concentrations 1, 2 and 4% of essential oil produced 0% F1 adult emergence. At 10 d of residual effect, the 4% concentration reached 63.7% mortality. All treatments were repellent to adults of S. zeamais and corn grain germination was not affected by any treatment.
author Betancur R,Jessica
Silva A,Gonzalo
Rodríguez M,J. Concepción
Fischer G,Susana
Zapata S.M,Nelson
author_facet Betancur R,Jessica
Silva A,Gonzalo
Rodríguez M,J. Concepción
Fischer G,Susana
Zapata S.M,Nelson
author_sort Betancur R,Jessica
title Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
title_short Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
title_full Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
title_fullStr Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
title_full_unstemmed Insecticidal Activity of Peumus boldus Molina Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
title_sort insecticidal activity of peumus boldus molina essential oil against sitophilus zeamais motschulsky
publisher Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
publishDate 2010
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392010000300007
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