Persistence and ingestion characteristics of phytochemical volatiles as bio-fumigants in Sitophilus oryzae adults.

Urvashi, Sahu and Ibrahim, S. S. and Ezhilvendan, S. (2021) Persistence and ingestion characteristics of phytochemical volatiles as bio-fumigants in Sitophilus oryzae adults. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 210. p. 111877.

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Abstract

Fumigant toxicity of phytochemical volatiles has been widely reported against stored product insect pests. Such volatiles are considered as natural fumigants and bio-fumigants in post-harvest food protection research. In the present study, persistence and ingestion of diallyl disulfide, citral, eucalyptol, eugenol and menthol were investigated in Sitophilus oryzae adults in comparison with fumigant toxicity and microstructural impact in elytra. The fumigant toxicity bioassay was performed with increasing concentrations of phytochemical volatiles at 25, 125, 250 and 500 μL/L air against S. oryzae adults in 50 mL glass vials. The phytochemical residues were examined from the treated adults by Gas Chromatography coupled with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) and their pathological impacts on the elytral surface was observed under Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). After 72 h of fumigation, diallyl disulfide and eucalyptol were identified as potential fumigants with 5.24 and 8.30 μL/ L air LC50 values, respectively. GC-FID analyses showed that diallyl disulfide and eucalyptol molecules persistence (1.29 and 2.60 ppb persistence with 0.94 and 0.90 r 2 values respectively at 72 h exposure) on the body surface of weevil was positively correlated with the fumigation exposure and toxicity. Whereas, phytochemical molecules ingestion into the body of weevils was not directly linked with the insect mortalities. The SEM observations indicated that diallyl disulfide and eucalyptol molecules caused severe microstructural impacts on the elytra of weevils compared to other molecules. As a result, the present study suggested that phytochemical fumigants are persisted on the body surface and caused insecticidal toxicities in S. oryzae adults. In addition, it was predicted that persisted molecules might be entered into the body of weevils via cuticular penetration.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sitophilus oryzae Bio-fumigants Fumigant toxicity Fumigant residues Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector Scanning electron microscopy
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants 600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2021 05:31
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2021 05:31
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/14788

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