Insecticidal activity of garden waste compost tea against Aphis craccivora (Koch) aphids In vitro and in silico study

Lebbal et al 2024
Published: Nov 9, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.37918
Keywords:
Insect pests repellency toxicity bioinsecticides molecular docking
Salim LEBBAL
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TOUFIK BENHIZIA
RODRIGO PÉREZ-SÁNCHEZ
María Remedios Morales Corts
Abstract

Aphids are important pests of many crops. However, the use of chemical insecticides has provoked ecological and health problems, thus the valuation of natural products becomes an interesting alternative. Compost teas are organic products that are viewed as substitutes for common pesticides. The present study aims to screen the potential insecticidal effect of garden waste compost tea, through in vitro and in silico approaches. Five concentrations of a compost tea (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%) were tested against Aphis craccivora, in comparison to negative and positive controls. The repellency and toxicity tests were conducted under laboratory conditions. Moreover, an evaluation of the inhibitor capacity of some compost compounds against acetylcholinesterase was carried out using molecular docking. Results revealed that compost had a very weak insecticidal effect against A. craccivora (where the corrected mortality did not exceed 24%) compared to the tested chemical pesticide. Furthermore, the repellency test showed that the compost had some repellency effect in comparison to the tested chemical pesticide which had an attractant effect. Concerning the results of the molecular docking, pirimicarb (active molecule of pesticides) recorded a better S score than the three compost compounds.


Results revealed that compost had a very weak insecticidal effect against A. craccivora (where the corrected mortality did not exceed 24%) compared with the tested chemical pesticide. Furthermore, the test of repellency showed that compost had some repellency effect in comparison with the tested chemical pesticide which seems to have an attractant effect. Concerning the results of the molecular docking, pirimicarb (active molecule of pesticides) recorded a better S score than the three compost compounds.

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