Insecticidal and Repellent Activities of Four Essential Oils Against Camponotus Compressus and Dolichoderus Affinis

Ants are one of the serious household pests continuing their destruction in household products ranging from food stores to furniture. For controlling such household pest, attention needs to be given on edible, medicinal, plant-based essential oils (EOs) for fixing safety issues of constant contact a...

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Published in:National Academy science letters 2022-08, Vol.45 (4), p.297-300
Main Authors: Hazarika, Hridisha Nandana, Khanikor, Bulbuli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allium sativum
Camponotus compressus
Dolichoderus affinis
Essential oils
Garlic
History of Science
Household products
Households
Humanities and Social Sciences
Medicinal plants
multidisciplinary
Oils & fats
Pests
Repellency
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Short Communication
Syzygium aromaticum
Vegetable oils
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Summary:Ants are one of the serious household pests continuing their destruction in household products ranging from food stores to furniture. For controlling such household pest, attention needs to be given on edible, medicinal, plant-based essential oils (EOs) for fixing safety issues of constant contact and indirect consumption by human after indoor application. In the present investigation, we evaluate the insecticidal and repellent activities of edible, medicinal, plant-based EOs of  Allium sativum ,  Curcuma longa ,  Ocimum sanctum  and  Syzygium aromaticum  against two household ant species, namely  Camponotus compressus  and  Dolichoderus affinis . Among the four essential oils,  Allium sativum  oil showed the most potential insecticidal effect with LC50 value of 1.71 µl/250 mL air against  Camponotus compressus  and 2.32 µl/250 mL air against  Dolichoderus affinis , while  Syzygium aromaticum  oil showed the highest repellency against both the targeted ant species. From the findings, we could infer that the selected plant EOs are potential candidates for household ant control as they are effective, extracted from edible products and hence safe for consumption.
ISSN:0250-541X
2250-1754
DOI:10.1007/s40009-022-01127-5