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Table 3 Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of major components derived from C. sativum seed oil against T. putrescentiae and P. interpunctella in the contact bioassaya

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

Compounds

Insects

Stage

Contact (μg/cm2)

LD50 (95% CI)b

LD90 (95% CI)

Slope ± SE

χ2 (df, p)

α-Pinene

T. putrescentiae

Adults

> 75.20

c

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

Limonene

T. putrescentiae

Adults

22.87 (18.79–27.93)

60.70 (46.14–93.74)

3.02 ± 0.42

2.704 (5, 0.746)

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

Terpinene

T. putrescentiae

Adults

> 75.20

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

Linalool

T. putrescentiae

Adults

4.39 (3.59–5.41)

11.67 (8.73–19.01)

3.02 ± 0.45

2.126 (5, 0.831)

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

Camphor

T. putrescentiae

Adults

2.81 (2.30–3.44)

7.64 (5.75–12.23)

2.95 ± 0.44

3.010 (5, 0.698)

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 75.20

Geranyl acetate

T. putrescentiae

Adults

> 75.20

 

P. interpunctella

Larvae

> 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. cNo activity