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- Title
Toxicity assessment of Cedrus deodara oil compared to carbosulfan for Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults.
- Authors
Buneri, Islam Dad; Yousuf, Masarrat; Attaullah, Mohammad; Amin, Muhammad; Zanuncio, José C.; Ali, Hazrat; Khan, Wali; Ali, Muhammad; Ahmad, Naveed; El-Saber Batiha, Gaber; Khan, Rashid; Krauklis, Andrey E.; Aouissi, Hani Amir; Burlakovs, Juris; Setyobudi, Roy Hendroko; Shah, Luqman Ali; Zahoor, Muhammed; Naeem, Muhammad; Azra, Mohamad Nor
- Abstract
Specific compounds extracted from plants can control insect pests. The objective of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of deodar oil (phytopesticide) to adult mealworms Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) compared with carbosulfan (synthetic insecticide), which exibits cholinesterase (ChE), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) activities. The insecticides were applied through feeding, and the LC50 (lethal concentration) was calculated using the Finney method. The LC50 of deodar oil was higher than that of carbosulfan. The doses of both deodar oil and carbosulfan inhibited the ChE activity (p > 0.05) and enhanced the GPT and GOT activities (p < 0.05) in mealworm adults. Alterations in the activity of these biomarkers indicated that deodar oil could effectively control adult mealworms, being an environmentally low-impact method that can replace the use of chemical products.
- Subjects
TENEBRIO molitor; ASPARTATE aminotransferase; TENEBRIONIDAE; BEETLES; IMIDACLOPRID; PETROLEUM
- Publication
Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2023, Vol 72, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
1736-4728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3176/proc.2023.2.02