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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 112, Issue 1, Pages 63-69Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160388
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Rhodnius prolixus; natural compounds; biological activity; Lippia sidoides
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The aim of this study was to identify the composition of the essential oil from leaves of Lippia sidoides (EOLS), a typical shrub commonly found in the dry northeast of Brazil, popularly known as alecrim-pimenta. Additionally, we investigated the nymphicidal, ovicidal, phagoinhibitory and excretion effects of EOLS, its major constituent thymol and its isomer carvacrol, on fourth instar nymphs and eggs of Rhodnius prolixus, the Chagas' disease vector. The nymphicidal and ovicidal activity of thymol, carvacrol, and EOLS was assessed by tests using impregnated Petri dishes. The lethal concentration values (LC50) for EOLS, carvacrol, and thymol were 54.48, 32.98, and 9.38 mg/cm(2), respectively. The ovicidal test showed that both carvacrol and thymol (50 mg/cm(2)) inhibited hatching (50% and 23.3%, respectively), while treatments with 10 mg/cm(2) or 50 mg/cm(2) EOLS did not affect the hatching rate at all (80% and 90%, respectively). We observed an anti-feeding effect in insects fed with blood containing natural products at the higher concentrations (100 mu g/mL). Finally, excretion rate was affected by EOLS and carvacrol, but not by thymol. These findings offer novel insights into basic physiological processes that make the tested natural compounds interesting candidates for new types of insecticides.
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