The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) is a destructive pest species of tobacco. Olfactory repellents derived from permitted tobacco flavorants have the advantage of not adversely effecting tobacco flavor. Among 12 test compounds, neral exhibited the strongest repellent effect. Among six binary blends prepared, three blends (neral + ethyl cinnamate, neral + cinnamaldehyde, and neral + methyl cinnamate) evoked the strongest repellent response.The interactions between neral and any one of the cinnamic acid derivatives were additive, and the interactions between neral and the cinnamic acid derivatives were antagonistic. In a 32-d tobacco barn bioassay, neral + cinnamaldehyde (embedded in 0.5% agaropectin) showed the strongest repellent effect with a persistence of at least 30 d. The binary blend of two tobacco additives (neral and cinnamaldehyde) appears promising as a repellent for controlling cigarette beetles in tobacco barns.
How to translate text using browser tools
12 May 2018
Repellence of Common Tobacco Flavorants on Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)
Hongfei Zhang,
Weizheng Li,
Jingjing An,
Gaoping Wang,
Xianru Guo,
Pu Hu,
Guohui Yuan
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
It is not available for individual sale.
This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
It is not available for individual sale.
Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 111 • No. 4
August 2018
Vol. 111 • No. 4
August 2018
cinnamaldehyde
neral
repellent
tobacco flavorant