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Table 1 Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of Coriandrum sativum seed oils extracted by three different methods against Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Plodia interpunctella using contact and fumigant bioassaysa

From: Acaricidal and insecticidal properties of Coriandrum sativum oils and their major constituents extracted by three different methods against stored product pests

Plant

Extract method

Insect

Stage

Contact (μg/cm2)

Fumigant (μg/cm3)

LD50 (95% CI)b

Slope ± SE

χ2 (df, p)

LD50 (95% CI)c

Slope ± SE

χ2 (df, p)

C. sativum

Steam

T. putrescentiae

Adults

19.29 (17.31–24.09)

2.06 ± 0.22

4.659 (4, 0.324)

4.19 (2.89–5.63)

2.14 ± 0.37

1.673 (4, 0.796)

  

S. cerealella

Adults

NTc

18.76 (15.97–20.42)

3.96 ± 0.61

2.426 (5, 0.788)

  

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

d

> 75.20

   

Adults

NTc

9.38 (6.53–12.32)

2.21 ± 0.45

6.045 (5, 0.196)

 

Solvent

T. putrescentiae

Adults

29.25 (26.13–33.47)

1.60 ± 0.20

2.819 (4, 0.589)

> 75.20

  

S. cerealella

Adults

NTc

21.11 (18.13–24.77)

3.96 ± 0.61

2.426 (5, 0.788)

  

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

> 75.20

   

Adults

NTc

> 75.20

 

Supercritical

T. putrescentiae

Adults

31.57 (28.96–36.35)

1.64 ± 0.20

1.207 (4, 0.877)

> 75.20

  

S. cerealella

Adults

NTc

27.36 (23.66–33.98)

3.47 ± 0.53

4.369 (5, 0.498)

  

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

> 75.20

   

Adults

NTc

> 75.20

  1. aAdults; exposed for 24 h, larvae; exposed for 48 h
  2. bLD50 is the average of 3 assays in triplicate with 20 insects per assay
  3. cNot tested
  4. dNo activity