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Research Article
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Insecticidal Properties of Verbascum cheiranthifolium
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H. Khoshnoud,
N. Nemati,
R. Amirnia,
M. Ghiyasi,
A. Hasanzadeh Ghourttapeh,
M. Tajbakhsh,
F. Talati
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H. Salehzadeh
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ABSTRACT
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Tissues of higher plants contain novel natural substances
that can be used to develop environmental safe methods for insect control.
In this study, ethanol extract from flowers of Verbascum cheiranthifolium
Boiss. (Scrophulariaceae) was examined for their effect on mortality
and progeny production against adults of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)
on two commodities, wheat and barley. The botanical extract was applied
at five dose rates, which 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3% (w/v). Adults of
R. dominica were exposed to the treated wheat and peeled barley
at 25 °C and 65% RH and mortality was assessed after 24 h, 48 h, 7
day, 14 day and 21 day of exposure. Then all adults were removed and the
treated substrate remained at the same conditions for an additional 45
day after this interval, the commodities were checked for progeny production.
In two commodities mortality increased with the increase of dose and exposure
interval. Results indicated that on wheat, mortality was 100% after 14
days of exposure at the highest dose rate. Whereas, in the same conditions
mortality of adults on barley was 63%. Thus plant extract was more effective
against adults of R. dominica on wheat than application of barley.
Interestingly in two diets, complete suppression (100%) of the progeny
production was observed in the treated wheat and barley than in control
even in the lowest dose rate.
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How
to cite this article:
H. Khoshnoud, N. Nemati, R. Amirnia, M. Ghiyasi, A. Hasanzadeh Ghourttapeh, M. Tajbakhsh, F. Talati and H. Salehzadeh, 2008. Insecticidal Properties of Verbascum cheiranthifolium
Against R. dominica on Wheat and Barley. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 783-787. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.783.787 URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2008.783.787
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INTRODUCTION
The use of widely adopted method for grain protection against
stored-grain pests. However, the extensive use of these substances has
led to the development of resistance from several species (Benhalima et
al., 2004; Talukder, 2006). Resistance, combined with consumer demand
for residue-free food, encourages the development of alternative, reduced
risk methods for stored-grain protection. Rhyzopertha dominica
is considered as major pests of stored grain. Control of this insect relies
heavily on the use of synthetic insecticides and fumigants. But their
widespread use has led to some serious problems.
Different types of plant preparations such as powders, solvent
extracts, essential oils and whole plants are being investigated for their
insecticidal activity including their action as fumigants, repellents,
anti-feedants, anti-ovipositions and insect growth regulators (Isman,
2000; Weaver and Subramanyam, 2000; Koul, 2004; Mordue, 2004; Euturk et
al., 2004; Negahban and Moharramipour, 2007).
Higher plants are a rich source of novel natural substances
that can be used to develop environmental safe methods for insect control
(Jbilou et al., 2006).
Considerable efforts have been focused on plant derived
materials, potentially useful as commercial insecticides. Toxic effects
of plant products on some pests have been studied by many workers (Essien,
2004; Euturk, 2004; Koona and Dorn, 2005; Chapagain and Wiesman, 2005).
Roy et al. (2005) established leaf extracts of Shiyalmutra
(Blumea lacera) as botanical insecticides against lesser grain
bore and rice weevil. Christos et al. (2005) showed that there
is a significant different between application of vary commodities and
insecticidal effects of plants.
Verbascum cheiranthifolium Boiss. (Scrophulariaceae)
is locally used to kill fishes and used in treatment of various skin diseases
in Iran. However, flowers of this plant have not been studied yet for
insecticidal activity.
The aim of this study was to produce crude extract from
V. cheiranthifolium for to determine insecticidal activity and
effect on progeny production against R. dominica on two different
commodities, wheat and barley. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Preparation of plant extract: Crude extract of botanical was used.
Verbascum cheiranthifolium Boiss. (Scrophulariaceae) collected
at flowering stage from Urmia, Iran, in July, 2006. The identification
of this plant was carried out according to Flora of Iranica (Rechinger,
1982). Flowers of this plant were separated and dried naturally on laboratory
benches at room temperature (23-24°C) for 10 days. The plant materials
were powdered using an electric grinder. Hundred grams of the dried powders
extracted with 70% ethanol.
The extract was concentrated using a rotary evaporator at
a maximum temperature of 45°C and were then further dried in an oven at
40°C for 48 h and powdered again. The dried extract was then dissolved
in distilled water to prepare solutions of different concentrations (0.25,
0.5, 1, 2 and 3% w/v).
Test insect and commodity : Adults of R. dominica were
used in the test. The adults used were taken from a culture that was kept
in the laboratory on whole wheat at 27±1°C, 65±5% RH and continuous darkness.
All individuals used in the test 7-10 days old.
Untreated, clean winter wheat (variety Zarrin) and
peeled barley (variety Sahand) that obtained from Agricultural
Research Center of west Azerbaijan, Urmia, Iran, was used in the tests.
Bioassay: All tests were conducted at 25°C, 65% RH and continuous
darkness. Fixed quantities (1 kg) of each commodity were then sprayed
with 100 mL of each solution, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 and 3% (w/v). Also, there
was 1 kg of each grain which were sprayed with water alone and served
as control. From each combination, four samples, of 50 g each, were taken.
Each sample was placed in a small glass pots (7 cm diameter and 8.5 cm
height). Twenty five R. dominica adults were introduced into each
glass pots and then covered with nylon mesh secured with rubber bands.
The pots were placed in incubators, at the conditions described above.
Dead adults were counted 24 h, 48 h, 7 day, 14 day and 21 day later. The
same procedure was repeated four times (Athanassiou et al., 2005).
Progeny production count: After the 21 day mortality count, all
adults (dead and alive) were removed and the glass pots were left in the
incubators at the same conditions for an additional period of 45 day.
Then, the glass pots were opened and the emerged individuals were counted.
All the emerged R. dominica individuals were adults, because the
larvae of this species develop inside the grain kernels.
Data analysis: Generally, control mortality was low and where
it was considered necessary the mortality counts were corrected by using
the formula of Abbott (1925). The data were arcsine transformed before
analysis. The mortality counts were analyzed by using the GLM procedure
(SAS, 1996), with insect mortality as the response variable and commodity,
dose rate and exposure interval as main effects. The Percentage of reduction
in progeny production was determined by the [(No. of Progeny in control
– No. of Progeny in treatment) /No. of Progeny in control x 100] formula
(Aldryhim, 1995).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
All main effects as well as associated interactions were
significant at the p = 0.000 level (commodity: F = 191.2; df = 1; exposure:
F = 535.5; df = 4; dose: F = 239.1; df = 4; dose x commodity: F = 9.36;
df = 4; commodity x exposure: F = 34.72; df = 4; dose x exposure: F =
8.37; df = 16).
Mortality of the exposed R. dominica adults increased with the
increase of the exposure interval and dose rate on two commodities (Fig.
1A-E). On wheat treated with the lowest botanical dose rate almost
71% of the exposed adults were still alive at the 21 days exposure interval
(Fig. 1A). Similarity, in peeled barley, adult mortality
did not exceed 29% after 21 days (Fig. 1A). Also, after
14 days of exposure, adult mortality on wheat treated with 3% botanical
dose rate was 100% (Fig. 1E). Whereas, after 21 days
of exposure, adult mortality in highest extract dose rate on barley reached
almost 79% (Fig. 1E).
The application of this plant material significantly reduced progeny
production. No progeny was found in wheat treated, therefore, on two commodities,
complete suppression of the progeny production was observed on the treated
grains in comparison with the control, even in the lowest dose rate (Table
1).
Our results in this study show that this botanical extract is effective
against R. dominica on wheat and barley, but its effectiveness
is highly determined by the
Table 1: |
The percentage of reduction in
progeny production for R. dominica on wheat and peeled
barley 45 days after the removal of the parental adults |
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Fig. 1: |
Mean mortality (±SE) of R.
dominica adults exposed for 1, 2, 7, 14 and 21 days on wheat
and peeled barley treated with 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 and 3% (w/v)
botanical extract |
characteristics of the commodity, dose rate and the exposure
interval. One of the most interesting findings of the current study is
the dissimilar efficacy of botanical material among wheat and barley,
so that botanical was much more effective against R. dominica on
wheat than on barley, except for effect on progeny production. Thus, at
the same doses adult survival is higher in peeled barley than on wheat.
Moreover, results show that for this species application
rates and/or longer exposure intervals are needed to obtain a satisfactory
level of mortality.
However, our results indicated that higher concentrations
of this botanical extract for a relatively short period are much more
effective than lower concentrations for a long period. In contrast is
its ability to reduce progeny production in the treated grain. In our
tests, progeny production on two diets were inhibited completely in all
the dose rates, indicating that even if oviposition occurred before death,
the activity of botanical extract during the first molt of larvae was
satisfactory.
Females of R. dominica lay their eggs in the external
part of the kernel (Birch, 1945; Golebiowska 1969) and it is likely that
newly hatched larvae are exposed to botanical before entering the kernel.
Similar to results of Christos et al. (2005) using
different commodities (oat and rye) cause creation of different mortality
levels and survival adult insects.
The finding of our study agree to earlier reports that indicated
that most plant extracts have insecticidal properties and can control
pests through affecting other biological activities (Mostafa et al.,
1996; Musabyimana et al., 2001; Tinzaara et al., 2006).
From the progeny production of this insect, emergence of adult`s insects
from all control samples indicated that tested insects were capable of
effective oviposition and that prevention of progeny emergence was exclusively
due to treatment. Thus extract of V. cheiranthifolium either suppressed
oviposition or killed the larvae hatching from eggs laid in the medium
culture. These results suggest that there may be different compounds in
extracts possessing different bioactivities.
Similar observations on other plant extracts effect on several
insects have been reported. For example, Sadek (2003) showed that the
time of pupation of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) of larvae
increased by the extract of Adhatoda vasica (Nees). Jeyabalan et
al. (2003) have reported that extract of Pelargonium citrosa
(Van leenii), prolonged the duration of larval instars and the total developmental
time of Anopheles stephensi (liston). Zhong et al. (2001)
have also highlighted that extract from Rhododendron molle (G.Dorn)
flowers extend the duration of developmental of Pieris rapae L.
Our results have shown that V. cheiranthifolium Boiss.
Posse`s high insecticidal activity on R. dominica. Abbassi et
al. (2003) have found that same effect on desert locust Schistocerca
gregaria (Forskal). Rahman et al. (2007) were investigated
ethanol extract of Melgota for its insecticidal activity against S.
oryzae.
We can conclude that this study suggest that ethanol extract
of V. cheiranthifolium possesses toxic principles with significant
insecticidal effect and could be a potential grains protectant against
R. dominica.
Today, the environmental safety of an insecticide is considered
to be of paramount importance. The world flora has a variety of plant
species and in order to increase the number of plants used for pest control,
more studies should be carried out. Thus, a variety of effective substance
found in different plant species could be discovered. Consequently, substances
alternative too many chemical pesticides, with pollute our natural sources
and threaten our future, can be found. In addition, cheaper pesticides
can be obtained and environmental pollution will gradually decrease.
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