Acaricidal effect of rosemary and lavender essential oils on the two-spotted spider mite by contact and fumigation methods on eggplant

Subject Areas : Acarology

Seyedeh Masoomeh Hasheminia ¹ , Manizheh Jamshidi ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Ro.C., Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2025-05-07 Accepted : 2025-07-22 Published : 2025-08-11

Keywords: Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula officinalis, eggplant, Tetranychus urticae,

Abstract :

Organic plant compounds are considered suitable alternatives to chemical pesticides for pest control. Essential oils are aromatic compounds found in various plant organs and prevent insect attacks on plants by having insecticidal, repellent, anti-nutritional, and cuticle-destructive properties. The spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a polyphagous pest that has more than 300 host plant species. The Varamin variety eggplant plant was used for this experiment. For contact toxicity, concentrations of (300, 600, 900 and 1200 μL/L air) were used, and for respiratory toxicity, concentrations of (500, 1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 μL/L air) were used. After 24 hours, the results of the mortality of mites in both contact and fumigation methods were calculated. According to the results, the lethal concentration of 50% of the mite population (LC50) was determined to be 0.679 and 0.852 μL/L air for rosemary and lavender plants under contact conditions, respectively, and 1.931 and 2.125 μL/L air under respiratory conditions.

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