Repellent, larvicidal and adulticidal activities of essential oil from Dai medicinal plant Zingiber cassumunar against Aedes albopictus

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.11.008

Abstract

Abstract: Zingiber cassumunar is an important plant used in traditional medicine and as a natural mosquito repellent. However, the compounds responsible for the repellent activity of the plant are still unknown. The aim of the study is to identify the components of Z. cassumunar essential oil that show repellent activity against Aedes albopictus. We also evaluated the larvicidal and adulticidal activities of Z. cassumunar essential oil against Ae. albopictus. In-cage mosquito repellent experiments showed that Z. cassumunar essential oil possessed moderate repellent activity with a minimum effective dose (MED) of 0.16 ±0.01 mg/cm², compared to reference standard N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET, 0.03 ±0.01 mg/cm²). Bioassay-guided fractionation identified the major active compound of Z. cassumunar essential oil as (-)-terpinen-4-ol (1) (MED:0.19 ±0 mg/cm²). We also found that Z. cassumunar essential oil showed moderate larvicidal activity against first instar larvae of Ae. albopictus with a LC₅₀ (50% lethal concentration) of 44.9 μg/L after 24 h. Fumigation bioassays showed that Z. cassumunar essential oil exhibits moderate adulticidal activity against Ae. albopictus with a LC₅₀ of 5.44%, while (-)-terpinen-4-ol showed significant adulticidal activity with a LC₅₀ of 2.10% after 24 h. This study verifies that the Z. cassumunar essential oil has mosquito repellent activity, and that (-)-terpinen-4-ol is mainly responsible for this activity. Furthermore, this study provides scientific support for the folk usage of Z. cassumunar essential oil as mosquito repellent and indicates that Z. cassumunar essential oil and (-)-terpinen-4-ol can be used as plant-derived repellents and insecticides for mosquito control.

Key words: Zingiber cassumunar, Essential oil, Repellent activity, Larvicidal activity, Adulticidal activity, (-)-Terpinen-4-ol

Ming-Xiang Li, Yong-Peng Ma, Hong-Xia Zhang, Hong-Zheng Sun, Hong-Hai Su, Sheng-Ji Pei, Zhi-Zhi Du. Repellent, larvicidal and adulticidal activities of essential oil from Dai medicinal plant Zingiber cassumunar against Aedes albopictus[J]. Plant Diversity, 2021, 43(04): 317-323.

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