Insecticidal activity of citronella grass essential oil on Frankliniella schultzei and Myzus persicae

The thrips, Frankliniella schultzei, and green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, cause direct damage to plants of economic importance and transmit phytoviruses, causing large economic losses. Chemical constituents of essential oils present a wide range of biological activities. The aim of this work was to evaluate insecticidal activity of essential oil from citronella grass, Cymbopogon winterianus, on F. schultzei and M. persicae. This essential oil was obtained by steam distillation and components were identified by GC/FID and GC/MS. A Potter spray tower was used to spray insects with the essential oil. The major constituents are geraniol (28.62%), citronellal (23.62%) and citronellol (17.10%). Essential oil of C. winterianus at 1% (w v-1) causes mortality in F. schultzei and M. persicae at 34.3% and 96.9%, respectively. The LC50 value for M. persicae was 0.36% and LC90 0.66%. Thus, citronella grass essential oil at 1% (w v-1) is more toxic to M. persicae than F. schultzei. This essential oil shows promise for developing pesticides to manage M. persicae.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pinheiro,Patrícia Fontes, Queiroz,Vagner Tebaldi de, Rondelli,Vando Miossi, Costa,Adilson Vidal, Marcelino,Tiago de Paula, Pratissoli,Dirceu
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Editora da UFLA 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542013000200004
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