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Repellency of Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss essential oil on two major stored-product insect pests without effect on wheat germination

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There has been an increasing demand among agricultural researchers and producers for bio-insecticides due to the threats of the related chemicals leading to human health problems, environmental contamination, pest resistance, and secondary pest outbreaks. In this regard, the repellent effects of the essential oil extracted from Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss as a well-known medicinal plant were measured against the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)) and lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)) using the three different techniques of filter paper, leaky glass, and olfactometry. The experiments were conducted at the concentrations of 30, 52, 93, 165, and 300 ppm under controllable conditions. The maximum Percent Repellency (PR) rates of the essential oil at the concentration of 300 ppm were found to be 59.01, 54.12, and 43.21% for T. castaneum and 48.84, 50.52, and 42.73% for R. dominica based on the mentioned methods, respectively. By enhancing the essential oil concentrations and exposure times, the PR rates increased. Furthermore, the essential oil effects of F. angulata on wheat germination were evaluated and no decreases in the germination of the treated wheat seeds were found at the tested concentrations. According to the results of the present study, the essential oil of F. angulata could be used for reducing T. castaneum and R. dominica populations.

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The authors would like to the College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran for financial support of this work. The authors also thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this article.

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    Jafar Ebrahimifar, Arsalan Jamshidnia & Reza Sadeghi

  2. Moghan College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

    Asgar Ebadollahi

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Ebrahimifar, J., Jamshidnia, A., Sadeghi, R. et al. Repellency of Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss essential oil on two major stored-product insect pests without effect on wheat germination. Int J Trop Insect Sci 41, 217–223 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00195-8

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