Claim · model-written summary
Acetone extract at 750 μg/disk significantly impaired Ephestia kuehniella larval performance in the ingestion assay.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- acetone extracte3
- Interactor
- Ephestia kuehniella
Ephestia kuehniellae0pest - Outcome
- larval performancee3
- Direction
- impairede3
- Value
- 750 μg/diske3
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate peel”
e0“The biological activity of pomegranate peel extracts (acetone, n -hexane, and diethyl ether) against larvae of Ephestia kuehniella was evaluated through contact, ingestion, and repellency bioassays”
e3“the acetone extract significantly impaired larval performance at 750 μg/disk, inducing pronounced feeding deterrence (FDI: 79.99%) and marked reductions in relative growth and consumption rates”
Title
Federica Lo Muzio; Onofrio Marco Pistillo; Ilaria D'Isita; et al. Crop Protection 2026. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107729
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Acetone extract of pomegranate peel had the highest topical toxicity to Ephestia kuehniella larvae, with LD 50 values of 140.52 and 131.27 μg/larva at 24 and 48 h.
- Observation The n-hexane extract of pomegranate peel had intermediate activity against Ephestia kuehniella larvae.
- Observation Acetone extract at 750 μg/disk produced feeding deterrence of 79.99% in Ephestia kuehniella larvae.
- Intervention effect Acetone extract at 750 μg/disk markedly reduced relative growth and consumption rates of Ephestia kuehniella larvae.
- Observation Acetone extract reached 80% repellency shortly after exposure, higher than the n-hexane and diethyl ether extracts.
- Observation The acetone extract of pomegranate peel is characterised by a predominance of sitosterols, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid and n-hexadecanoic acid.
- Recommendation The acetone extract is a promising candidate for plant-based strategies in stored-product protection.