Effects of eucalyptol on house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Kabkaew L. Sukontason¹  Noppawan Boonchu¹  Kom Sukontason¹  Wej Choochote¹ 

[1] ,Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine Department of Parasitology,Thailand

关键词: Musca domestica;    Chrysomya megacephala;    Eucalyptol;    Bio-insecticide;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652004000200008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The effects of eucalyptol were evaluated against the house fly, Musca domestica L., and blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala (F.). The bioassay of adults, using topical application, indicated that M. domestica males were more susceptible than females, with the LD50 being 118 and 177 µg/fly, respectively. A higher LD50 of C. megacephala was obtained; 197 µg/fly for males and 221 µg/fly for females. Living flies of both species yielded a shorter life span after being treated with eucalyptol. The bioassay of larvae, using the dipping method on the third instar, showed that M. domestica was more susceptible than C. megacephala, with their LC50 being 101 and 642 µg/µl, respectively. The emergence of adults, which had been treated with eucalyptol in larvae, decreased only in M. domestica. Having the volatile property, fumigation or impregnated paper test of eucalyptol or the efficacy of repellence or attractiveness merits further investigations to enhance bio-insecticidal efficacy.

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