Linalool as possible analogue to synthetic pesticides

DOI 10.33861/2071-8020-2021-3-28-30

Levchenko M.A.

Summary. The control of insects and ticks in agriculture is an important measure for the welfare of animals for infectious and invasive diseases, preserving the yield and quality of agricultural crops, including those used for animal and poultry feed. The use of chemical insecticides as the most effective means worldwide against pests of veterinary and medical significance causes an increase in resistance to them, as well as has an adverse impact on human health and the environment. To prevent these negative effects, new control strategies are being considered through the development of environmentally friendly insecticides. Such agents can be plants with insecticidal properties. It is known that these ‘green' pesticides contain active substances, the concentration, quality and ratio of which can change in one direction or another depending on the climate, soil composition, plant organ, age and stage of the vegetative cycle. Therefore, the production and development of a pesticide based on separately isolated active components that are part of these plants is promising. One of these substances is monoterpene linalool. A review of published scientific articles on the efficacy of linalool against insects and mites from the Medline, Pubmed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases for the period of 1989-2021 was conducted. According to the results of the work, it was revealed that linalool has a high insecticidal activity both among individual monoterpenes and synthetic chemicals.

Keywords: plants, insecticides, monoterpenes, linalool, acaricides, pesticides, repellents, possible analog, sources of the substance, bioactivity of the substance.

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Author affiliation: Levchenko Mikhail A., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, Head of the Laboratory of veterinary problems in animal husbandry of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Veterinary Entomology and Arachnology; 2, Institutskaya st., Tyumen, 625041; phone: 8-3452-258558; e-mail: levchenko-m-a@mail.ru - responsible for correspondence with the editorial board.