Surface Modification of Carbon by Atmospheric-pressure Plasma for Impregnation with Clove Essential Oil to Control Honeybee Mites
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jare-mju.2024.25Keywords:
Tropilaelaps, honeybees, carbon, atmospheric-pressure plasma, clove essential oilAbstract
Tropilaelaps spp. are ectoparasitic mites of honeybees. Mite parasitism can ause brood mortality and colony decline. In this study, the surface modification of carbon was performed using atmospheric of argon plasma jet with a 4.758 kV input voltage and a 829.901 kHz frequency to enhance material properties for mite control, absorption, evaporation and release rate of the clove (Syzygium aromaticum) essential oil. The results demonstrated that the absorption capacity was highest after plasma treatment at an argon flow rate of 1 L/min for 60 seconds (0.0080±0.0003 µl of oil/mg of dry material). The plasma-treated carbon showed a higher release rate of clove oil at 4 and 8 h of incubation. The clove oil was released, at 17.127±2.212 to 21.513±2.330 µl/ml, after 72 h of incubation. The evaporation rate of essential oil was highest at 2 h of incubation in all treatments. The evaporation rate of plasma-untreated carbon (0.2442±0.0807 µl/g×hr) was higher than that of plasma-treated carbon. However, there was no significant difference among treatment groups. Thus, parameters related to the atmospheric pressure plasma should be further optimized to improve the material surfaces for use with essential oils to control honeybee mites.
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