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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2018, Vol 6(6): 409
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000409

New Nano-Biopesticide Formulation of Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil Against Stored Product Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbs and its Effect on Storage

Manal M Adel1*, Magdy A Massoud2, Magdy IE Mohamed3, Khaled H Abdel- Rheim3 and Shimaa SI Abd El- Naby4
1Department of pests and plant protection, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
2Faculty of Agriculture-Saba Basha, Department of Plant Protection, Alexandria University, Egypt
3Department of Stored Products and Grains Pests, Agricultural Research Center, Plant Protection Research Institute, Al-Sabahia, Alexandria, Egypt
4Department of Pesticide Formulation Research, Central Agriculture Pesticides Laboratory, Agricultural Research Center, Al-Sabahia, Alexandria, Egypt
*Corresponding Author : Manal M Adel, Department of pests and plant protection, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, Tel: 01224214021, Email: mhassanein11@hotmail.com

Received Date: Nov 04, 2018 / Accepted Date: Dec 22, 2018 / Published Date: Dec 29, 2018

Abstract

In recent years, providing new formulations such as nano-emulsions have been widely used for the target delivery, and enhanced biological functions of pesticides combinations. In this study, contact toxicity of Mentha piperita L. essential oil compared with its nano-emulsion on Tribolium castaneum herbs as well as its effect on wheat grain storage has been investigated. The results indicated that, production of nano-emulsion with this new technique results in considerable decrease of the required EO concentrations. The results concluded that by using nanoemulsion formulation, the effect of essential oil contact toxicity and its durability increases. Hence, the nanoemulsion formulation may represent a new category of biopesticide and this should be considered in the integrated pest management program.

Keywords: Mentha piperita; Essential oils; Tribolium castaneum; Red flour beetle; Germination; Wheat grain; Nano-emulsion formulation

Citation: Adel MM, Massoud MA, Mohamed MIE, Abdel-Rheim KH, El-Naby SSA (2018) New Nano-Biopesticide Formulation of Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil Against Stored Product Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbs and its Effect on Storage. Adv Crop Sci Tech 6: 409. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000409

Copyright: © 2018 Adel MM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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