Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights
Among botanical insecticides based on essential oils (EOs) or their main components, <i>Carlina acaulis</i> EO and the aromatic polyacetylene carlina oxide, constituting more than 90% of its EO, were recently proven to be effective against the larvae and adults of some insect vectors and...
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| author | Roberto Rizzo Marco Pistillo Giacinto Salvatore Germinara Gabriella Lo Verde Milko Sinacori Filippo Maggi Riccardo Petrelli Eleonora Spinozzi Loredana Cappellacci Valeria Zeni Angelo Canale Giovanni Benelli |
| author_facet | Roberto Rizzo Marco Pistillo Giacinto Salvatore Germinara Gabriella Lo Verde Milko Sinacori Filippo Maggi Riccardo Petrelli Eleonora Spinozzi Loredana Cappellacci Valeria Zeni Angelo Canale Giovanni Benelli |
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| description | Among botanical insecticides based on essential oils (EOs) or their main components, <i>Carlina acaulis</i> EO and the aromatic polyacetylene carlina oxide, constituting more than 90% of its EO, were recently proven to be effective against the larvae and adults of some insect vectors and pests. In this study, the toxicity of <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide were tested on <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> adults using a protein bait formulation. The LC<sub>50</sub> values of the <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide were 706 ppm and 1052 ppm, respectively. Electroantennographic (EAG) tests on <i>B. oleae</i> adults showed that both carlina EO and oxide elicited EAG dose-dependent responses in male and female antennae. The responses to the EO were significantly higher than those to carlina oxide, indicating that other compounds, despite their lower concentrations, can play a relevant role. Moreover, Y-tube assays carried out to assess the potential attractiveness or repellency of carlina oxide LC<sub>90</sub> to <i>B. oleae</i> adults showed that it was unattractive to both males and females of <i>B. oleae</i>, and the time spent by both sexes in either the control or the treatment arm did not differ significantly. Overall, this study points out the potential use of <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide for the development of green and effective “lure-and-kill” tools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6978fe91a724c08a9189d62a01da1802023-11-22T18:38:58ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-09-01121088010.3390/insects12100880Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral InsightsRoberto Rizzo0Marco Pistillo1Giacinto Salvatore Germinara2Gabriella Lo Verde3Milko Sinacori4Filippo Maggi5Riccardo Petrelli6Eleonora Spinozzi7Loredana Cappellacci8Valeria Zeni9Angelo Canale10Giovanni Benelli11CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, SS.113, Km 245,5, 90011 Bagheria, PA, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalySchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, ItalySchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, ItalySchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, ItalySchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyAmong botanical insecticides based on essential oils (EOs) or their main components, <i>Carlina acaulis</i> EO and the aromatic polyacetylene carlina oxide, constituting more than 90% of its EO, were recently proven to be effective against the larvae and adults of some insect vectors and pests. In this study, the toxicity of <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide were tested on <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> adults using a protein bait formulation. The LC<sub>50</sub> values of the <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide were 706 ppm and 1052 ppm, respectively. Electroantennographic (EAG) tests on <i>B. oleae</i> adults showed that both carlina EO and oxide elicited EAG dose-dependent responses in male and female antennae. The responses to the EO were significantly higher than those to carlina oxide, indicating that other compounds, despite their lower concentrations, can play a relevant role. Moreover, Y-tube assays carried out to assess the potential attractiveness or repellency of carlina oxide LC<sub>90</sub> to <i>B. oleae</i> adults showed that it was unattractive to both males and females of <i>B. oleae</i>, and the time spent by both sexes in either the control or the treatment arm did not differ significantly. Overall, this study points out the potential use of <i>C. acaulis</i> EO and carlina oxide for the development of green and effective “lure-and-kill” tools.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/10/880Asteraceaeattract-and-killlure-and-killcarlina oxideeco-friendly pesticidegreen insecticide |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Rizzo Marco Pistillo Giacinto Salvatore Germinara Gabriella Lo Verde Milko Sinacori Filippo Maggi Riccardo Petrelli Eleonora Spinozzi Loredana Cappellacci Valeria Zeni Angelo Canale Giovanni Benelli Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights Insects Asteraceae attract-and-kill lure-and-kill carlina oxide eco-friendly pesticide green insecticide |
| title | Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights |
| title_full | Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights |
| title_fullStr | Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights |
| title_short | Bioactivity of <i>Carlina acaulis</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, <i>Bactrocera</i> <i>oleae</i>: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights |
| title_sort | bioactivity of i carlina acaulis i essential oil and its main component towards the olive fruit fly i bactrocera i i oleae i ingestion toxicity electrophysiological and behavioral insights |
| topic | Asteraceae attract-and-kill lure-and-kill carlina oxide eco-friendly pesticide green insecticide |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/10/880 |
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