Essential Oils Extracted from Different Species of the Lamiaceae Plant Family as Prospective Bioagents against Several Detrimental Pests

• Main Authors: Asgar Ebadollahi, Masumeh Ziaee, Franco Palla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
• Series: Molecules
• Subjects: essential oil; Lamiaceae; acute toxicity; sublethal effects; monoterpenoids
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/7/1556

On the basis of the side effects of detrimental synthetic chemicals, introducing healthy, available, and effective bioagents for pest management is critical. Due to this circumstance, several studies have been conducted that evaluate the pesticidal potency of plant-derived essential oils. This review presents the pesticidal efficiency of essential oils isolated from different genera of the Lamiaceae family including <i>Agastache</i> Gronovius, <i>Hyptis</i> Jacquin, <i>Lavandula</i> L., <i>Lepechinia</i> Willdenow, <i>Mentha</i> L., <i>Melissa</i> L., <i>Ocimum</i> L., <i>Origanum</i> L., <i>Perilla</i> L., <i>Perovskia</i> Kar., <i>Phlomis</i> L., <i>Rosmarinus</i> L., <i>Salvia</i> L., <i>Satureja</i> L., <i>Teucrium</i> L., <i>Thymus</i> L., <i>Zataria</i> Boissier, and <i>Zhumeria</i> Rech. Along with acute toxicity, the sublethal effects were illustrated such as repellency, antifeedant activity, and adverse effects on the protein, lipid, and carbohydrate contents, and on the esterase and glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Chemical profiles of the introduced essential oils and the pesticidal effects of their main components have also been documented including terpenes (hydrocarbon monoterpene, monoterpenoid, hydrocarbon sesquiterpene, and sesquiterpenoid) and aliphatic phenylpropanoid. Consequently, the essential oils of the Lamiaceae plant family and their main components, especially monoterpenoid ones with several bioeffects and multiple modes of action against different groups of damaging insects and mites, are considered to be safe, available, and efficient alternatives to the harmful synthetic pesticides.