Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Efficacy Evaluation of Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha sylvatica, Lavandula austroapennina and Mentha piperita Essential Oils for the Control of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Varroosis

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作者
Bava, Roberto [1 ]
Castagna, Fabio [1 ,2 ]
Lupia, Carmine [1 ,2 ]
Ruga, Stefano [1 ]
Conforti, Filomena [3 ]
Marrelli, Mariangela [3 ]
Argentieri, Maria Pia [4 ]
Musella, Vincenzo [1 ]
Britti, Domenico [1 ]
Statti, Giancarlo [3 ]
Palma, Ernesto [1 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Dept Hlth Sci, I-88100 Catanzaro, CZ, Italy
[2] Mediterranean Etnobot Conservatory, I-88054 Sersale, CZ, Italy
[3] Univ Calabria, Dept Pharm Hlth & Nutr Sci, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, CS, Italy
[4] Univ Bari Aldo Moro, Dept Pharm Drug Sci, I-70125 Bari, BA, Italy
[5] Univ Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Inst Res Food Safety & Hlth IRC FISH, Dept Hlth Sci, I-88100 Catanzaro, CZ, Italy
[6] Nutramed Scarl, Complesso Nini Barbieri, I-88021 Catanzaro, CZ, Italy
关键词
honeybee (Apis mellifera); Varroa destructor; essential oil; contact residual bioassay; Calamintha sylvatica; Calamintha nepeta; Lavandula austroapennina; Mentha piperita; FORMIC-ACID; OXALIC-ACID; BEE; DESTRUCTOR; MITE; JACOBSONI; COLONIES; L; INFESTATION; HYMENOPTERA;
D O I
10.3390/ani14010069
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Varroa destructor is currently considered the parasite that causes the greatest damage and economic losses to honeybee farms. Its presence is often associated with that of viral and bacterial pathogens, which ultimately leads to colony collapse. Careful control of the parasitic load is therefore necessary to avoid the onset of these events. Although chemical treatments are often in easily and quickly administered formulations, in recent years, there have been increasingly frequent reports of the onset of drug resistance phenomena, which must lead to reconsidering their use. Furthermore, chemical compounds can easily accumulate in the food matrices of the hive, with possible risks for the final consumer. In such a condition, it is imperative to find alternative treatment solutions. Essential oils (EOs) prove to be promising candidates due to their good efficacy and good environmental biodegradability. In this study, the acaricidal efficacy of the EOs of Calamintha sylvatica Bromf., Calamintha nepeta Savi, Lavandula austroapennina N.G. Passal. Tundis & Upson and Mentha piperita L., extracted from botanical species belonging to the Lamiaceae family, was evaluated. The test chosen for the evaluation was residual toxicity by contact. The examined EOs were diluted in Acetone to a concentration of 2, 1 and 0.5 mg/mL. At the highest concentration, the EOs demonstrated an acaricidal activity equal to 52% for C. nepeta, 60% for C. sylvatica, 80% for L. austroapennina and 68% for M. piperita. Of the EOs tested, therefore, Lavender proves to be a good candidate for subsequent evaluations in semi-field and field studies.
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