Event Title
Composition and Mosquitocidal Activity of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Faculty Mentor
Omar Christian, William Dees
Location
Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall
Start Date
12-4-2014 10:45 AM
End Date
12-4-2014 11:45 AM
Description
The Lamiaceae (mint) family of plants is well recognized for its volatile constituents that display a range of insecticidal activities. Slender Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, has been used to make teas and a natural skin rub to repel pestiferous insects. In a preliminary Petri dish assay, mosquitoes exposed to cut buds exhibited 100% mortality within 24 hours. We obtained the essential oil of P. tenuifolium buds by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus. One of the components, pulegone, was identified by GC-MS and NMR. This study describes the evaluation of the essential oil of P. tenuifolium for mosquitocidal activity.
Composition and Mosquitocidal Activity of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Orchestra Room, Angelle Hall
The Lamiaceae (mint) family of plants is well recognized for its volatile constituents that display a range of insecticidal activities. Slender Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, has been used to make teas and a natural skin rub to repel pestiferous insects. In a preliminary Petri dish assay, mosquitoes exposed to cut buds exhibited 100% mortality within 24 hours. We obtained the essential oil of P. tenuifolium buds by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus. One of the components, pulegone, was identified by GC-MS and NMR. This study describes the evaluation of the essential oil of P. tenuifolium for mosquitocidal activity.