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| Volpato,A; Lorenzetti,WR; Zortea,T; Giombelli,LCDD; Baretta,D; Santos,RCV; Vaucher,RA; Raffin,RP; Souza,ME; Stefani,LM; Boligon,AA; Athayde,ML; Silva,AS da. |
| ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro bioactivity of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) essential oil against larvae and adult forms of lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) and its influence on the soil fauna. Tests were performed in triplicate using pure tea tree oil (TTO; 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100%), TTO nanoparticles (1, 3, and 7.5%), or terpinen-4-ol, the main compound of the tea tree oil, at the same concentrations of TTO. Larvae and adult mortality occurred at concentrations up to 10 and 50% of TTO, respectively. No larvicidal or insecticidal effect of TTO nanoparticles was observed. Terpinen-4-ol showed insecticidal and larvicidal effect at concentrations higher than 25%. The evaluation of TTO effect on soil organisms was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Alphitobius diaperinus; Essential oil; Natural products; Nanotechnology; Pest management. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000100041 |
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