Insecticidal effects of Moroccan plant extracts on development, energy reserves and enzymatic activities of Plodia interpunctella

  • N. Bouayad PER – Centre des Études Environnementales Méditerranéennes, Laboratoire de Biologie Appliquée & Sciences de l’Environnement, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 416, Tanger
  • K. Rharrabe Département des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté Polydisciplinaire-Larache, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, B.P. 745, Larache
  • N. N. Ghailani PER – Centre des Études Environnementales Méditerranéennes, Laboratoire de Biologie Appliquée & Sciences de l’Environnement, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 416, Tanger
  • R. Jbilou PER – Centre des Études Environnementales Méditerranéennes, Laboratoire de Biologie Appliquée & Sciences de l’Environnement, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 416, Tanger
  • P. Castañera Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid
  • F. Ortego Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid
Keywords: bioinsecticides, detoxification enzymes, digestive enzymes, reserve substances

Abstract

The aim of this work was to study the effects of methanol extracts of ten plant species used in traditional medicine in Morocco (Peganum harmala, Ajuga iva, Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula stoechas, Lavandula dentata, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus salviaefolius, Cistus monspeliensis, Centaurium erythraea and Launaea arborescens) on Plodia interpunctella Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae. Firstly, we studied the effects of the ingestion of these extracts at 500 ppm on post-embryonic development parameters. Most plant extracts provoked a notable decrease of larval weight 8 days after treatment (up to 33% weight loss with C. erythraea) and caused significant alterations on pupation (ranging from 5% to 85%) and adult emergence (below 2.5% with R. officinalis, C. erythraea and A. iva). The plant extracts that showed strongest effects on post-embryonic development were selected to test their effects on the following physiological parameters: larval reserve substances (at 500 ppm); and midgut activities of hydrolytic and detoxification enzymes (at 500, 750 and 1000 ppm). All treatments provoked a significant reduction of protein and carbon hydrate larval contents, the inhibition of proteases and α-amylase activities in a dose depended manner, and the induction of glutathione S-transferase and esterase (using MtB as substrate) activities, whereas the activity of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases and esterases (using 1-NA as substrate) increase or decrease depending on the extract concentration and the plant analyzed.

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Published
2012-10-22
How to Cite
Bouayad, N., Rharrabe, K., Ghailani, N. N., Jbilou, R., Castañera, P., & Ortego, F. (2012). Insecticidal effects of Moroccan plant extracts on development, energy reserves and enzymatic activities of Plodia interpunctella. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(1), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2013111-692-11
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