Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil
Essential oils are biologically and environmentally safe pesticidal compounds yielded from aromatic plants. Spices are important sources of essential oils, and they are widely used in the medicine, food, and various other industries. Among the different spices, Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</...
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| author | Arunaksharan Narayanankutty Aswathi Moothakoottil Kuttithodi Ahmed Alfarhan Rajakrishnan Rajagopal Damia Barcelo |
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| description | Essential oils are biologically and environmentally safe pesticidal compounds yielded from aromatic plants. Spices are important sources of essential oils, and they are widely used in the medicine, food, and various other industries. Among the different spices, Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) is underexplored in terms of its biological efficacy and a limited number of studies are available on the chemical composition of Allspice essential oil (AEO); thus, the present study evaluated the larvicidal property, the repellency, and the fumigant toxicity against common pests of stored products of AEO. AEO was found to inhibit the survival of larvae of such vectors as <i>Aedis, Culex</i>, and <i>Armigeres</i> species. Further, AEO was found to exert repellant effects against the pests of such stored products as <i>Sitophilus, Callosobruchus,</i> and <i>Tribolium</i>. Similarly, the fumigant toxicity was found to be high for AEO against these species. The contact toxicity of AEO was high against <i>Sitophilus</i> and <i>Callosobruchus</i>. Apart from that, the essential oil was found to be safe against a non-target organism (guppy fishes) and was found to be non-genotoxic in an <i>Allium cepa</i> model. Overall, the results of the present study indicate that the essential oil from Allspice could be used as an environmentally safe larvicidal and biopesticidal compound. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e6ff8d17ac74d66ba1e19d25721ee292023-11-22T21:25:13ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-11-012621669810.3390/molecules26216698Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential OilArunaksharan Narayanankutty0Aswathi Moothakoottil Kuttithodi1Ahmed Alfarhan2Rajakrishnan Rajagopal3Damia Barcelo4Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, PG and Research Department of Zoology, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut 673008, IndiaDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, PG and Research Department of Zoology, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut 673008, IndiaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaWater and Soil Research Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, JORDI GIRONA 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, SpainEssential oils are biologically and environmentally safe pesticidal compounds yielded from aromatic plants. Spices are important sources of essential oils, and they are widely used in the medicine, food, and various other industries. Among the different spices, Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) is underexplored in terms of its biological efficacy and a limited number of studies are available on the chemical composition of Allspice essential oil (AEO); thus, the present study evaluated the larvicidal property, the repellency, and the fumigant toxicity against common pests of stored products of AEO. AEO was found to inhibit the survival of larvae of such vectors as <i>Aedis, Culex</i>, and <i>Armigeres</i> species. Further, AEO was found to exert repellant effects against the pests of such stored products as <i>Sitophilus, Callosobruchus,</i> and <i>Tribolium</i>. Similarly, the fumigant toxicity was found to be high for AEO against these species. The contact toxicity of AEO was high against <i>Sitophilus</i> and <i>Callosobruchus</i>. Apart from that, the essential oil was found to be safe against a non-target organism (guppy fishes) and was found to be non-genotoxic in an <i>Allium cepa</i> model. Overall, the results of the present study indicate that the essential oil from Allspice could be used as an environmentally safe larvicidal and biopesticidal compound.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6698<i>Pimenta dioica</i> essential oillarvicidal propertybiopesticidal activity<i>Sitophilus oryzae</i><i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> |
| spellingShingle | Arunaksharan Narayanankutty Aswathi Moothakoottil Kuttithodi Ahmed Alfarhan Rajakrishnan Rajagopal Damia Barcelo Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil Molecules <i>Pimenta dioica</i> essential oil larvicidal property biopesticidal activity <i>Sitophilus oryzae</i> <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> |
| title | Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil |
| title_full | Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil |
| title_short | Chemical Composition, Insecticidal and Mosquito Larvicidal Activities of Allspice (<i>Pimenta dioica</i>) Essential Oil |
| title_sort | chemical composition insecticidal and mosquito larvicidal activities of allspice i pimenta dioica i essential oil |
| topic | <i>Pimenta dioica</i> essential oil larvicidal property biopesticidal activity <i>Sitophilus oryzae</i> <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> |
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