The potential of cinnamon, Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil as a natural ovicide against cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis
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The present work deals with the extraction of volatile oil from dried bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. The volatile oil was extracted by the common hydro distillation method and determined by GC–MS. A total of 12 components were identified. The major component in the essential oil was the aromatic compound E, Z–cinnamaldehyde (31.91%), followed by the main groups, monoterpenoids or oxygenated monoterpenes (27.25%), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (15.29%) and sesquiterpenoids (10.69%). The essential oil possessed ovicidal activity against three-day old eggs of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) with LC50 and LC90 values of 1.64 and 7.42%, respectively. Dipping eggs in LC50 values might be indicated the presence of abnormalities in the external morphology of eggshell, chorion surface and micropyle area as compared to untreated eggs using a scanning electron microscope. Additionally, the tested oil significantly reduced total soluble protein, total lipids and activities of both acid phosphatase and phenoloxidase enzymes as compared to control. Moreover, the oil affected some biological parameters such as incubation period of the eggs and subsequent offspring, i.e., larval mortality, larval and pupal duration and pupal weight compared to the control. This information might help in developing IPM strategies against this serious pest
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