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Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 3(1), pp. 6 - 9
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2015.030102
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Role of Different Thymus Essential Oils on Feeding Performance of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, 1824 (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)
脟a臒r谋 Bekircan 1,*, Mustafa C眉ce 1, Tuba Bekircan 1, Onur Tosun 2
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
2 Department of Crop and Animal Production, Junior Technical College of Alucra Turan Bulutcu, Giresun University, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, 1824 (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera), is a major problem for conventional potato production in all over the world. Bioactive molecules that originated from plants, have long been claimed as alternatives to synthetic chemicals for pest management Similarly, we investigated antifeedant effect of essential oils obtained from three different Lamiaceae species; Thymus transcaucasicus RONNIGER, Thymus pseudopulegioides KLOKOV and DES.-SHOST, Thymus leucotrichus HAL. against L. decemlineata Say, 1824 (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) larvae. T. leucotrichus showed the most powerful and weakest antifeedant effect of the three plant species in different doses (r = 0.409, P < 0.01). The highest AFI value (AFI = 65.548) was obtained on the third day at 2000 ppm (P < 0.05) and the lowest AFI value was measured on the second day at 1000 ppm (AFI = 0.560). According to these results, T. leucotrichus essential oil is the most effective phytochemical against L. decemlineata larvae.
KEYWORDS
Antifeedant, Pest, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Lamiaceae, Biological Control
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[1] 脟a臒r谋 Bekircan , Mustafa C眉ce , Tuba Bekircan , Onur Tosun , "Role of Different Thymus Essential Oils on Feeding Performance of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, 1824 (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 6 - 9, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2015.030102.
(b). APA Format:
脟a臒r谋 Bekircan , Mustafa C眉ce , Tuba Bekircan , Onur Tosun (2015). Role of Different Thymus Essential Oils on Feeding Performance of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, 1824 (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). Advances in Zoology and Botany, 3(1), 6 - 9. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2015.030102.