In vitro and Silico Exploration of the Insecticidal Properties of Lavandula multifida L. Essential Oil and its Binary Combinations with Cyantraniliprole and Emamectin benzoate on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Moataz A.M. Moustafa , Nourhan A. El-Said , Fatma S. Ahmed , Alia Amer , Mona Awad , Nawal Abdulaziz Alfuhaid
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Abstract
Control methods have faced challenges in effectively managing the spread and damage caused by the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, across various crops worldwide, highlighting the need for more sustainable and integrated approaches. This study explored the insecticidal effect of the essential oil (EO) of lavender (LV) (Lavandula multifida L.), cyantraniliprole (CY), and emamectin benzoate (EM) insecticides on FAW larvae. Toxicity, biological, and biochemical assays were employed to elucidate the impact of the two insecticides individually or combined with LV EO. Additionally, in silico molecular docking investigations were performed for eucalyptol (the major component of LV EO) and for CY against the acetylcholine esterase (AChE) enzyme (PDB ID: 6xyu) and cytochrome P450 (PDB ID: 2q6n). EM was the most toxic compound to FAW larvae with an LC50 of 0.0073 mg L−1, followed by CY and LV EO. The chi-square (χ2) test confirmed the synergistic effect of the LV EO/CY combination and the antagonistic effect LV EO/EM combination on FAW larvae. Biological development studies revealed that both LV EO/CY and LV EO/EM combinations impacted the larval and pupal durations. The biochemical assays indicated that the P450-specific activity was activated by LV EO (at LC25), CY (at LC25 & LC50), and their binary combination (at LC25:LC25). In addition, the LV EO/CY combination significantly activated the AChE and GST-specific activity, and the LV EO/CY combination and CY (at LC50) significantly activated α-esterase- specific activity. Molecular docking investigations revealed energy scores (S) of −6.7729 and −7.7644 kcal/mol for eucalyptol and CY, compared to −7.0993 kcal/mol for PDB ID: 6xyu ligand. The current results can serve as baseline data for utilizing the LV EO/CY combination in the integrated pest management (IPM) of FAW.
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The Editors of Crop Protection especially welcome papers describing an interdisciplinary approach showing how different control strategies can be integrated into practical pest management programs, covering high and low input agricultural systems worldwide. Crop Protection particularly emphasizes the practical aspects of control in the field and for protected crops, and includes work which may lead in the near future to more effective control. The journal does not duplicate the many existing excellent biological science journals, which deal mainly with the more fundamental aspects of plant pathology, applied zoology and weed science. Crop Protection covers all practical aspects of pest, disease and weed control, including the following topics:
-Abiotic damage-
Agronomic control methods-
Assessment of pest and disease damage-
Molecular methods for the detection and assessment of pests and diseases-
Biological control-
Biorational pesticides-
Control of animal pests of world crops-
Control of diseases of crop plants caused by microorganisms-
Control of weeds and integrated management-
Economic considerations-
Effects of plant growth regulators-
Environmental benefits of reduced pesticide use-
Environmental effects of pesticides-
Epidemiology of pests and diseases in relation to control-
GM Crops, and genetic engineering applications-
Importance and control of postharvest crop losses-
Integrated control-
Interrelationships and compatibility among different control strategies-
Invasive species as they relate to implications for crop protection-
Pesticide application methods-
Pest management-
Phytobiomes for pest and disease control-
Resistance management-
Sampling and monitoring schemes for diseases, nematodes, pests and weeds.