Microsoft Word - Agra_42266 341 Bioscience Journal Original Article Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 TOXICITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF BASIL CULTIVARS AND HYBRIDS AND ITS REPELLENT EFFECT ON STORED GRAIN PESTS TOXICIDADE DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DE CULTIVARES E HÍBRIDOS DE MANJERICÃO E SEU EFEITO REPELENTE SOBRE PRAGAS DE GRÃOS ARMAZENADOS Andréa Santos da COSTA1; Maria de Fátima ARRIGONI-BLANK2; Leandro BACCI3; Arie Fitzgerald BLANK4; Péricles Barreto ALVES5; Magna Galvão PEIXOTO6; Ane Caroline Celestino SANTOS7 1. Doutora em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe-UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil, deaasc@yahoo.com.br; 2. Professora, Doutora, Departamento de Engenharia Agronômica, Universidade Federal de Sergipe-UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 3. Professor, Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agronômica-UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 4. Professor, Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agronômica- UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 5. Professor, Doutor, Departamento de Química-UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 6. Professora, Doutora, Departamento de Educação e Saúde-UFS, Campus Lagarto, SE, Brasil. 7. Doutoranda em Agricultura e Biodiversidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agricultura e Biodiversidade-UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. ABSTRACT: Essential oils have emerged as an alternative to synthetic insecticides in the control of stored grain pests. The toxicity and repellency of the essential oils of four basil cultivars and three basil hybrids and the monoterpenes linalool, citral, and (E)-methyl cinnamate were evaluated in the stored grain pests Callosobruchus maculatus and Sitophillus zeamais. The essential oils of the cultivar Genovese and the hybrid 'Genovese' x 'Maria Bonita' were more toxic to C. maculatus. Conversely, the essential oils of the cultivar Sweet Dani and the hybrid 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita' were more toxic to S. zeamais. Among the monoterpenes, (E)-methyl cinnamate was the most toxic to both pests, taking 0.14 and 0.34 µ L.mL-1 to kill 50% of the C. maculatus and S. zeamais populations, respectively. All essential oils from cultivars, hybrids, and monoterpenes were repellent to S. zeamais, except for (E)-methyl cinnamate. For C. maculatus, this effect was lower, being citral the most repellent compound. Results demonstrate the insecticidal potential of the essential oil of O. basilicum and its monoterpenes in the control of stored grain pests. KEYWORDS: Ocimum basilicum. Botanical insecticides. Monoterpenes. Cowpea seed beetle. Maize weevil. INTRODUCTION Post-harvest grain weight damage caused by insect-pests ranges between 20 and 60% weight losses (CASTRO-ÁLVAREZ et al., 2015). Maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Mots. 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and cowpea seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus Fabr., 1775 (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) are the most concerning pests. Maize weevil is of great relevance worldwide, attacking maize, wheat, rice, sorghum, and barley grains. Besides the direct losses due to its feeding, this insect attacks healthy grains, inside which larvae and adults feed and develop (OJO; OMOLOYE, 2012). Cowpea seed beetles are one of the most important pests of cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, and can also attack other grains, such as Phaseolus vulgaris (L.), Vigna radiata (L.), Glycine max 32 (L.), Lens culinaris (Medikus), Pisum sativum (L.), Vicia faba (L.), Cajanus cajan (L.), and Cicer arietinum (L.). Chemicals of several toxicological classes are the most commonly used control method to combat these insects. This fact has led to several problems, such as the presence of high levels of residues in the grains and the emergence of resistant insect populations (RESTELLO et al., 2009; LU et al., 2013). Therefore, the development of alternative control methods with a different mode of action from that of synthetic insecticides is imperative (COITINHO et al., 2011). The use of plants with insecticidal properties is an alternative to chemical control. They can be applied in the form of powder, extracts, and oils (ISMAN, 2006), providing greater safety, selectivity, biodegradability, economic viability, and low environmental impact (JUNIOR-VIEGAS, 2003). The essential oils of plants can act on insects in different ways, either affecting their survival or causing behavioral changes (repellency) (OLIVEIRA et al., 2018). Ocimum basilicum L., belonging to the family Lamiaceae and popularly known in Brazil as Received: 14/05/18 Accepted: 20/11/19 342 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 basil, stands out among plants valued for their essential oil. Basil is an annual or perennial plant, depending on where it is grown. Several factors can influence the production of its essential oil, such as cultivars variety and cultivation and harvesting methods. The plant is used in cooking and as an ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plant (BLANK et al., 2004 and 2010). Studies have shown that the essential oil of plants of the genus Ocimum contains compounds with insecticidal (BHAVYA, CHANDU, DEVI, 2018; CHANG et al., 2009; GOMES; FAVERO, 2011), antioxidant (AVETISYAN VERIFICAR NOME DO AUTOR et al., 2017), and antimicrobial (AVETISYAN et al., 2017; OXENHAM; SVOBODA;WALTERS, 2005) action. These properties can often be attributed to the compounds found in the essential oils, such as methyl chavicol (estragole), linalool, and (E)-methyl cinnamate (BARITAUX et al., 1992, NISHIDA et al., 1984; BHAVYA, CHANDU, DEVI, 2018). The toxicity of basil essential oil has already been confirmed against Acanthoscelides obtectus (MAZZONETTO; VENDRAMIM, 2003), Callosobruchus maculatus (PASCUAL- VILLALOBOS et al., 2003), Rhyzopertha dominica (LÓPEZ et al., 2008), Sitophilus zeamais (ASAWALAM et al., 2008; MATTA et al., 2010), Tribolium castaneum (MISHRA et al., 2012), Zabrotes subfasciatus (FRANÇA et al., 2012), and Sitophilus oryzae (POPOVIĆ et al., 2006). However, no research has been carried out against C. maculatus and S. zeamais and the essential oil of basil hybrids using cultivars Sweet Dani, Maria Bonita, Genovese, and Cinnamom. These essential oils appear as novelties for the essential oil market. Due to heterosis, hybrids may present unprecedented characteristics when compared with the parents in relation to the structural and functional diversity of the chemical compounds (AMARAL; SILVA, 2003), as confirmed by Costa et al. (2014 and 2016) in a study with basil hybrids. Considering the need to prospect new plant substances that can be used in the control of stored grain pests, this study aimed to evaluate the toxicity and repellency of the essential oils of O. basilicum cultivars and hybrids in two important stored grain insect-pests, S. zeamais and C. maculatus. MATERIAL AND METHODS Plant material Leaves of the cultivars Sweet Dani, Genovese, Cinnamom, and Maria Bonita and of the hybrids 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita', 'Genovese' x 'Maria Bonita', and 'Sweet Dani' x 'Maria Bonita' were used for essential oils extraction. Plants were cultivated at the Experimental Farm "Campus Rural UFS", harvested at three months after field cultivation, and subject to chamber drying process at 40 ºC for five days. The major compounds linalool, citral, and (E)-methyl cinnamate were obtained from the company Sigma-Aldrich (Steinheim, Germany). Extraction and analysis of essential oils The essential oils were extracted in the Laboratory of Plant Genetic Resources and Essential Oils of the Federal University of Sergipe by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger apparatus. Each sample was composed of 75g of dried leaves, which were distilled for 120 minutes. The volatile compounds found in the essential oils samples of O. basilicum were identified by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer GC-MS (model QP 5050A, Ultra, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto Japan), equipped with an autosampler AOC-20i (Shimadzu) and a fused silica capillary column (5%-diphenyl-95%- dimethylpolysiloxane) of 30 m × 0.25 mm i.d., 0.25 mm film thickness, J & W Scientific), at a constant helium flow rate of 1.2 mL.min-1. The oven temperature was programmed from 50 °C (isothermal for 1.5 min), with an increase of 4 °C/min to 200 °C, then 15 °C to 250 °C, ending with a 5 min isothermal. The injector temperature was 250 °C, and the detector (or interface) temperature was 280 °C. An injection volume of 0.5 μl (ethyl acetate) was employed, with a split ratio of 1:87 and column pressure of 64.20 kPa. The MS data had a quadrupole ion detector, with electron energy of 70 eV, with a scan rate of 0.85scans/s (m/z 40-550 Da). Gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (FID) was applied for the quantitative analysis of chemical compounds, using a Shimadzu GC- 17A (Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan), under the following operating conditions: fused silica capillary column (5%- diphenyl-95%-dimethylpolysiloxane, 30 m × 0.25 mm i.d., 0.25 mm film thickness) Phenomenex (Torrance, CA, USA), under the same conditions as described for GC-MS. Quantification of each component was calculated by area normalization (%). Compounds concentrations were calculated from the GC peak areas and arranged in order of GC elution. The essential oil compounds were identified by comparing their mass spectra with those available in the equipment database (NIST05, NIST21, and WILEY8). These libraries enabled comparing the spectral data and the minimum 343 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 similarity index of 80%. Moreover, the retention indices measured in this experiment were compared with those in the literature (ADAMS, 2007). The relative retention indices (RRI) were determined using the Van den Dool and Kratz (1963) equation in relation to a homologous series of n-alkanes (nC9- nC18), injected under the chromatographic conditions previously described. Insects S. zeamais and C. maculatus were collected in the city of Aracaju-SE, Brazil, and placed in plastic pots (25 cm in height, 12 cm in diameter) containing maize or beans, in the Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of the Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristovão-SE, Brazil. For insect maintenance, maize grains and beans were previously kept in a freezer (-10ºC) for fifteen days, then washed three times with detergent and running water, and finally placed in an oven at 40ºC for 48 hours to eliminate possible insecticide residues and organisms. Bioassays The essential oils of the four cultivars and the three hybrids of O. basilicum and the major compounds linalool, citral, and (E)-methyl cinnamate were used as treatments. Treatments were diluted in acetone (Panreac, UV-IR-HPLC-GPC PAI-ACS, 99.9%). The control treatment consisted only of acetone application. Toxicity For the toxicity bioassay, the experimental design was completely randomized with three replications, using seven to 15 concentrations of the treatments, which ranged from 0.05 to 6 µ L.mL-1. Each experimental unit consisted of a Petri dish (6 cm in diameter x 1.5 in height), containing ten adult insects each. 0.4 mL of each concentration of the essential oils was applied to filter paper (6 cm in diameter). After solvent evaporation, ten individuals of each species were added to each experimental unit. Petri dishes were maintained in a BOD at 25 ± 5 °C, with a 12-hour photoperiod. The number of live and dead individuals was evaluated at 48 hours after application. For the toxicity evaluation, insects were considered as dead when no movements were observed. Repellency The LC50 of the treatments were used in the repellency bioassay, being previously obtained in the toxicity bioassays. This experiment consisted of a completely randomized experimental design with 10 replications. Each experimental unit was composed of a Petri dish (6 cm in diameter x 1.5 in height) containing ten unsexed adults of S. zeamais and C. maculatus. The bottoms of the Petri dishes were covered with filter paper disks (Unifil, code 501.009), which were equally divided into treated and untreated sides (acetone). After solvent evaporation, the two sides were glued to the petri dish using double-sided adhesive tape. Repellency was evaluated at 2 and 12 hours after treatments application. The number of individuals found on each side of the Petri dish (treated and untreated sides) was recorded. Statistical analysis For the toxicity bioassay, treatments mortality was corrected based on the mortality of the control using the Abbott formula (1925). Mortality data from the toxicity bioassays were subject to Probit analysis (FINEY, 1971), following the PROC PROBIT procedure of the SAS software (SAS Institute Inc, 2008). The χ2 test considered the curves with the acceptance probability of the null hypothesis greater than 0.05. The lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC90) were determined using these curves, with their respective confidence intervals at 95% probability. For the repellency bioassays, the percentage data of individuals present on the untreated side of the Petri dish were subject to analysis of variance (PROC GLM, SAS) and paired t-test (PROC TTEST, SAS). RESULTS Chemical composition of essential oils The chemical compositions of the essential oils of O. basilicum cultivars and hybrids are shown in Table 1. Forty-six compounds were identified, which represented, on average, 99% of the composition of the essential oils. Linalool was the major compound in the essential oils of cultivars Maria Bonita and Genovese. The hybrid formed by these two cultivars also had linalool as the major compound, which presented higher concentrations. Cultivars Cinnamom and Sweet Dani had (E)-methyl cinnamate and citral (neral = 35.68% + geranial = 46.16%) as major compounds, respectively. The hybrids 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita' and 'Sweet Dani' x 'Maria Bonita' showed (E)-methyl cinnamate and linalool at higher concentrations, respectively (Table 1). 344 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 Table 1. Chemical composition of the essential oils of basil (O. basilicum) genotypes. Compound IRa Basil cultivars and hybrids Maria Bonita Cinnamom Genovese Sweet Dani ‘Cinnamom' x ‘Maria Bonita’ ‘Genovese’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ ‘Sweet Dani’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ Content (%)b Tricyclene 921 0.09±0.003 0.08±0.04 0.29±0.03 - 0.12±0.01 0.11±0.003 - Sabinene 969 0.15±0.01 - 0.28±0.05 - 0.17±0.01 0.14±0.003 0.10±0.003 β- Pinene 974 0.38±0.003 0.26±0.04 0.68±0.10 - 0.39±0.02 0.39±0.06 0.24±0.003 Myrcene 981 - 0.22±0.03 0.59±0.09 - 0.19±0.01 0.47±0.07 - 6-methyl-5-hepten- 2-one 983 - - - 0.98±0.18 - - 0.11±0.01 Limonene 988 0.12±0.01 0.15±0.02 0.30±0.04 - 0.16±0.01 0.14±0.00 - 1,8-cineole 1022 5.35±0.003 4.38±0.44 10.80±0.55 - 5.73±0.31 6.54±0.50 3.93±0.23 (E) β-ocimene 1024 - 0.23±0.03 0.35±0.01 - 0.32±0.03 0.37±0.02 0.10±0.05 Linalool-trans- oxide 1044 - 0.31±0.06 - - 0.14±0.03 - - Linalool 1054 75.22±0.61 30.78±0.20 65.33±3.67 - 35.20±1.73 56.24±0.81 55.63±1.51 Camphor 1095 - 0.55±0.04 - - 0.47±0.03 0.29±0.02 0.26±0.09 (Z)-isocitral 1098 - - - 0.60±0.17 - - - Borneol 1137 - - 0.52±0.13 0.25±0.01 - - - α-terpineol 1160 0.36±0.03 0.26±0.02 1.05±0.06 - 0.34±0.05 0.38±0.02 0.30±0.01 Methyl chavicol 1165 - 1.03±0.08 - 0.47±0.23 1.30±0.02 15.48±0.76 - (E)-isocitral 1177 - - - - - - 0.34±0.06 Nerol 1186 - - - 3.13±0.97 - - 0.39±0.03 Neral 1195 - - - 35.68±0.75 - 3.69±0.36 14.57±0.75 Geraniol 1211 14.66±0.54 - - 0.89±0.14 0.30±0.05 - 0.82±0.05 Geranial 1227 - - - 46.16±1.45 - 5.34±0.51 19.35±0.91 Isobornyl acetate 1235 - - 0.67±0.19 - - 0.19±0.01 - (Z)-methyl cinnamate 1249 - 5.75±0.56 - - 7.44±0.32 - - Eugenol 1283 - - 3.91±0.89 - - - - Carvacrol 1297 - - 0.58±0.09 - - - - β-elemene 1298 - - 0.79±0.35 - 0.26±0.02 0.26±0.03 - Neryl acetate 1299 - - - 0.71±0.36 - - - (E)-methyl cinnamate 1322 - 48.45±0.81 - - 43.59±1.83 - - (E)-caryophyllene 1356 - - - 1.65±0.17 - 0.90±0.05 0.49±0.02 α-trans- bergamotene 1359 1.52±0.02 - 5.11±0.07 0.79±0.04 1.67±0.06 2.63±0.14 1.15±0.04 a-copaene 1374 - - - 0.26±0.01 - - - Geranyl acetate 1377 0.59±0.10 - - 0.36±0.14 - - - α-humulene 1389 - - - 0.45±0.08 - 0.20±0.01 - ϒ-muurolene 1417 0.32±0.01 1.15±0.10 0.39±0.06 0.51±0.14 0.31±0.02 1.48±0.14 0.39±0.02 α-bulnesene 1432 - - 1.04±0.42 - - 0.27±0.02 - ϒ-cadinene 1437 0.49±0.01 1.17±0.05 1.36±0.40 - 0.84±0.01 0.65±0.06 0.29±0.00 Neryl propanoate 1452 - - - 0.27±0.02 - 0.22±0.00 - Geranil propanoate 1476 - - - - - 0.19±0.02 - Caryophyllene oxide 1478 - - - 1.21±0.26 - - - β-selinene 1488 - 0.32±0.07 - 1.49±0.03 - 0.38±0.02 0.17±0.01 Bicyclogermacrene 1495 - 0.64±0.05 - 1.11±0.03 - 0.54±0.05 0.17±0.00 Germacrene A 1507 - - - - - 0.19±0.01 - 1,10-di-epi- 1509 - 0.36±0.03 0.51±0.11 - - - - 345 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 cubenol Epi-α-cadinol 1505 0.58±0.09 2.90±0.39 3.93±1.08 - 0.99±0.13 0.82±0.08 0.41±0.06 (E)-nerolidol 1561 - 0.82±0.12 - - - - - Total (%) 99.85±0.01 99.81±0.18 98.50±0.91 96.96±0.72 99.92±0.01 98.53±0.44 99.21±0.16 a Retention index calculated using the Van den Dool and Kratz (1963) equation for a homologous series of n-alkanes (nC9- nC18). b Values of the contents of the compound obtained by the mean of three different determinations obtained by GC/MS-FID. Traces indicate that the compound was not found. Bold values indicate the major compound of the essential oils. Toxicity bioassay Cowpea seed beetle was more susceptible to treatments than maize weevil. On average, it took 3.6 times more compounds to kill 50% of the S. zeamais population when compared with the C. maculatus population (Table 2). The lethal concentrations required to kill 50% of C. maculatus and S. zeamais populations ranged from 0.14 to 1.73 µ L.mL-1 and from 0.34 to 4.14 µ L.mL-1, respectively (Table 2). Repellency bioassay The results of the repellency tests are shown in Figure 1. The essential oils of the cultivars were repellent to S. zeamais. For C. maculatus, only the essential oil of cultivar Maria Bonita had a repellent effect (Figure 1). Hybrid essential oils were also repellent to both insects, except for 'Sweet Dani x Maria Bonita' to C. maculatus (Figure 1). The same repellency behavior occurred with the major compounds. The untreated side of the Petri dish exhibited more adult individuals of C. maculatus and S. zeamais when compared with the treated side, except for the compound (E)- methyl cinnamate, which did not cause repellency to S. zeamais (Figure 1). Table 2. Insecticidal activity of seven O. basilicum essential oils and their major compounds on C. maculatus and S. zeamais adults after 48 hours of exposure. Essential oil/monoterpene LC50 (µ L.mL−1) (IC95) LC90 (µ L.mL−1) (IC95) Slope χ² p C. maculatus Maria Bonita 1.48 (1.39-1.61) 2.83 (2.35-4.00) 4.56 5.71 0.056 Cinnamom 0.76 (0.71-0.83) 1.41 (1.24-1.66) 4.59 5.05 0.078 Genovese 0.55 (0.39-0.83) 6.67 (3.43-17.84) 1.18 0.35 0.841 Sweet Dani 0.94 (0.85-1.08) 2.04 (1.63-2.93) 3.80 5.65 0.057 ‘Cinnamom’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 0.66 (0.61-0.74) 1.16 (0.98-1.51) 5.20 5.87 0.052 ‘Genovese’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 0.57 (0.50-0.65) 2.04 (1.52-3.39) 2.32 5.87 0.051 ‘Sweet Dani’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 0.71 (0.68-0.76) 1.16 (1.04-1.34) 6.10 1.86 0.603 Linalool 1.15 (1.11-1.21) 1.45 (1.35-1.63) 12.56 0.17 0.92 (E)-methyl cinnamate 0.14 (0.11-0.17) 0.76 (0.54-1.20) 1.69 1.86 0.61 Citral 1.73 (1.66-1.81) 2.28 (2.12-2.52) 10.63 1.53 0.53 S. zeamais Maria Bonita 2.50 (2.35-2.68) 4.93 (4.36-5.81) 4.36 4.97 0.172 Cinnamom 3.66 (3.47-3.85) 5.99 (5.46-6.87) 5.96 2.62 0.269 Genovese 3.13 (2.85-3.41) 7.13 (6.09-9.04) 3.57 4.49 0.104 346 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 Sweet Dani 2.18 (2.05-2.31) 3.57 (3.27-4.05) 5.97 3.05 0.213 ‘Cinnamom’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 2.31 (2.04-2.53) 4.61 (4.17-5.29) 4.26 4.71 0.093 ‘Genovese’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 4.14 (4.02-4.26) 5.52 (5.28-5.87) 10.25 3.40 0.333 ‘Sweet Dani’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ 2.77 (2.66-2.87) 3.82 (3.62-4.09) 9.18 3.71 0.154 Linalool3 2.85 (2.74-2.97) 4.44 (4.03-5.15) 6.61 4.25 0.37 (E)-methyl cinnamate 0.34 (0.22-0.48) 7.91 (5.42-12.99) 0.94 3.97 0.60 Citral3 2.69 (2.52-2.87) 4.37 (3.94-5.04) 6.06 4.53 0.10 Untreated side 0255075100 Citral Methyl cinnamate Linalool Sweet Dani x Maria Bonita Genovese x Maria Bonita Cinnamom x Maria Bonita Sweet Dani Genovese Cinnamom Maria Bonita C. maculatus Treated side 0 25 50 75 100 * * * * S. zeamais * * Untreated side 0255075100 Treated side 0 25 50 75 100 * * * * * * * * * 2 h 12 h Figure 1. Repellency of O. basilicum essential oils and their major compounds applied at two exposure times to C. maculatus and S. zeamais. *Significant difference between the number of individuals on treated and untreated sides (P <0.05). DISCUSSION The chemical analysis of essential oils of basil cultivars and hybrids showed monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. The major chemical compounds found in the essential oils of O. basilicum cultivars and hybrids were linalool, (E)-methyl cinnamate, and citral (geranial + neral), already reported as having insecticidal activity (KNAAK; FIUZA, 2010; BARITAUX et al., 1992). The genus Ocimum is known for its insecticidal properties due to the diversification of compounds in its essential oil (PANDEY et al., 2014). The essential oil of O. basilicum may contain eugenol, methyl eugenol, methyl chavicol, estragole, (E)-methyl cinnamate, citral, and linalool (MIELE et al., 2001; KLIMÁNKOVÁ et al., 2008; BHAVYA, CHANDU, DEVI, 2018), which have insecticide action (KEITA et al., 2001; POPOVIĆ et al., 2006; BHAVYA, CHANDU, DEVI, 2018). Cultivars hybridization affected qualitatively and quantitatively the essential oils chemical composition. The compounds E-isocitral, geranyl propanoate, and germacrene A were only identified in the hybrids. The analysis of the toxicity of the hybrids on C. maculatus and S. zeamais revealed that 'Genovese' x 'Maria Bonita' was more toxic to C. maculatus, whereas 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita' was more toxic to S. zeamais. This result suggests that the different composition of the essential oil of these hybrids influenced the greater toxicity to 347 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 insects. The essential oil of the hybrid ‘Genovese’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ had linalool, 1,8-cineol, methyl chavicol, and citral (general and geranial) as major compounds. Other compounds were detected at lower proportions (camphor, (E)-caryophyllene, α- humulene, neryl propanoate, geranyl propanoate, beta-selinene, bicyclogermacrene, germacrene A) in the essential oil of this hybrid. The essential oil of 'Cinnamon' x 'Maria Bonita' had linalool, 1,8- cineole, (E) and (Z)- methyl cinnamate as major compounds, and β-elemene was only identified in the hybrid. It is inferred, therefore, that the insecticidal action of these essential oils may occur by additive and/or synergistic effects between compounds, both major and minor compounds (BAKKALI et al., 2008). These effects are common in terpenes, hydrophobic compounds that have synergistic effects on other compounds, solubilizing them and allowing their passage through the cell membranes (RATTAN, 2010). However, some essential oils of the hybrids did not have some of the compounds identified in that of the parents (cultivars). This fact was observed in the hybrid 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita’, where some compounds found in the cultivars (geranyl acetate, β-selinene, bicyclogermacrene, 1,10-di-epi-cubenol, and epi-α-cadinol) were not detected in the essential oil of the hybrid. Even so, the essential oil of this hybrid was the most toxic to S. zeamais, being 58% more toxic to this species than that of cultivar Cinnamom. Thus, quantitative changes and the decrease of antagonistic effects of compounds absent in the essential oil of the hybrid may explain the higher toxicity of this oil. In fact, the monoterpene (E)-methyl cinnamate was the most toxic to both insects. The insecticidal activity of methyl cinnamate has been reported by several authors (NOUR et al., 2009; DEKKER et al., 2011; KWON et al., 2011, FUJIWARA VERIFICAR NOME DO AUTOR et al., 2017). This compound is found in the essential oils of the cultivar 'Cinnamom' and hybrid 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita' at concentrations of 48.45% and 43.59%, respectively. Thus, the high toxicity of the essential oil of this hybrid is due, at least in part, to the reduction of the antagonistic effects of the compounds absent in its essential oil. The essential oil of O. basilicum and its major compounds had insecticidal activity against C. maculatus and S. zeamais, being the latter more less susceptible to the compounds. The higher tolerance of S. zeamais is possibly associated with the more efficient metabolization of these compounds by detoxifying enzymes (BACCI et al., 2007) since this species is subject to greater selective pressure by insecticides (RIBEIRO et al., 2003). The toxicity of essential oils is related to the penetration of their compounds into insects through structures known as spiracles (SUGIURA et al., 2008). The penetration through insect spiracles is the fastest and most efficient way for these compounds to reach the probable site of action, causing symptoms such as hyperactivity, tremors, and paralysis (ZHU et al., 2003). Previous studies have attributed the toxicity of plant essential oils to several mechanisms, e.g., the action in sites such as cytochrome P450 (BACCI et al., 2007); the calcium channels modulated by gamma-aminobutyric acid - GABA (ISMAN, 2006); and the action of octopamine (ENAN 2001 and 2005). However, the mechanism acting on S. zeamais and C. maculatus has not been confirmed yet, which requires further studies on the biochemical effects of these substances on the body of the insect. Some authors have reported the toxicity of O. basilicum essential oil on C. maculatus (KEITA et al., 2000; PASCUAL-VILLALOBOS et al., 2003; ALVES et al., 2015) and S. zeamais (MATTA et al., 2010). However, no study has analyzed the toxicity of the essential oils of the hybrids tested in this work against C. maculatus and S. zeamais. The hybridization occurred by crossing basil cultivars, which provided a variety of compounds different quantities, resulting in different chemical composition when comparing hybrids and parents (COSTA et al., 2014 and 2016). These findings provide new essential oil profiles with insecticidal activity for the promising bioinsecticides market. Results showed that the essential oils were more repellent to S. zeamais than C. maculatus. They also suggest that the greater repellency of S. zeamais was due to the greater capacity of the olfactory sensilla located in several parts of the body of this insect, which detect the odor released by the essential oils (GULLAN; CRANSTON, 2008; JAYASEKARA et al., 2005). Isolated monoterpenes had different effects on insect behavior. Citral and (E)-methyl cinnamate were the most and least repellent compounds, respectively. These findings are relevant since different management strategies can be used for these pests by repelling the insects in grains not yet attacked or causing mortality at initial infestations. In summary, the present work confirmed the toxicity of the essential oils of basil cultivars and hybrids to S. zeamais and C. maculatus. The essential oil of cultivar Genovese was more toxic to 348 Toxicity of the essential… COSTA, A. S. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 36, n. 2, p. 341-352 , Mar./Apr. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n2a2020-42266 C. maculatus, and the essential oil of cultivar Sweet Dani was more toxic to S. zeamais. The hybrid 'Genovese' x 'Maria Bonita' was more toxic to C. maculate, and the hybrid 'Cinnamom' x 'Maria Bonita' was more toxic to S. zeamais. (E)-methyl cinnamate was the most toxic major compound to both insect species. Regarding repellency, the essential oils of cultivars, hybrids, and monoterpenes were repellent to S. zeamais, except for (E)-methyl cinnamate. The repellency effect was lower against C. maculatus, and citral was the most repellent compound. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was financed in part by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – Brasil (CNPq), the Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa e a Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe (Fapitec/SE) - Brasil, the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES - Finance Code 001), the Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos - Brasil (FINEP). RESUMO: Os óleos essenciais surgem como alternativa aos inseticidas sintéticos no controle das pragas de grãos armazenados. A toxicidade e a repelência dos óleos essenciais de quatro cultivares e três híbridos de manjericão e dos monoterpenos linalol, citral e (E)-cinamato de metila foram avaliadas nas pragas de grãos armazenados Callosobruchus maculatus e Sitophillus zeamais. Os óleos essenciais da cultivar Genovese e do híbrido ‘Genovese’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ foram mais tóxicos para C. maculatus. Já para S. zeamais, os óleos essenciais das cultivar Sweet Dani e do híbrido ‘Cinnamom’ x ‘Maria Bonita’ apresentaram maior toxicidade. Dentre os monoterpenos, o (E)-cinamato de metila foi o mais tóxico para ambas as pragas. Foram necessários 0,14 e 0,34 µ L.mL-1 para matar 50% da população de C. maculatus e S. zeamais. Todos os óleos essenciais das cultivares, dos híbridos e dos monoterpenos foram repelentes a S. zeamais, com exceção do (E)- cinamato de metila. Já para C. maculatus, este efeito foi reduzido, sendo o citral o composto mais repelente. Nos resultados demonstram o potencial inseticida dos óleos essenciais de O. basilicum e seus monoterpenos para o controle de pragas de grãos armazenados. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Lamiaceae. Botanical insecticides. Monoterpene. Cowpea seed beetle. Maize weevil. TRADUZIR REFERENCES ABBOTT, W. S. A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. Journal of Economic Entomology, v.18, p. 265-267, 1925. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/18.2.265a. 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