Toxicity of Anethole and the Essential Oils of Lemongrass and Sweet Marigold to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor and Their Selectivity for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers and Larvae
Joint Authors
Sabahi, Qodratollah
Hamiduzzaman, Mollah Md.
Barajas-Pérez, Juan S.
Tapia-Gonzalez, Jose M.
Guzman-Novoa, Ernesto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined the toxicity of anethole and that of the essential oils of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and sweet marigold (Tagetes lucida) to the mite Varroa destructor and to honey bee workers and larvae.
Anethole was the most toxic compound to V.
destructor (LC50: 304.9 μg/ml), whereas Tagetes oil was the least toxic (LC50: 1256.27 μg/ml).
The most and least toxic compounds to worker bees were anethole and Tagetes oil with LD50s of 35942 and 85381 μg/ml, respectively.
For larvae, Tagetes oil was the most toxic compound (LD50: 9580.7 μg/ml) and anethole the least toxic (LD50: 14518.0 μg/ml).
Anethole and Cymbopogon oil had the highest selectivity ratios.
The expression of AChE, a gene that regulates the production of acetyl cholinesterase, a detoxifying enzyme, was not altered in bees treated with the plant compounds at 48 h post-treatment.
This study showed that anethole and Cymbopogon oil have potential for controlling Varroa mites and seem to be relatively safe for larvae and adult honey bees.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabahi, Qodratollah& Hamiduzzaman, Mollah Md.& Barajas-Pérez, Juan S.& Tapia-Gonzalez, Jose M.& Guzman-Novoa, Ernesto. 2018. Toxicity of Anethole and the Essential Oils of Lemongrass and Sweet Marigold to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor and Their Selectivity for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers and Larvae. Psyche،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabahi, Qodratollah…[et al.]. Toxicity of Anethole and the Essential Oils of Lemongrass and Sweet Marigold to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor and Their Selectivity for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers and Larvae. Psyche No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212650
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabahi, Qodratollah& Hamiduzzaman, Mollah Md.& Barajas-Pérez, Juan S.& Tapia-Gonzalez, Jose M.& Guzman-Novoa, Ernesto. Toxicity of Anethole and the Essential Oils of Lemongrass and Sweet Marigold to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor and Their Selectivity for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers and Larvae. Psyche. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212650
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212650