Journal of Pest Science (2015) 88, 583-592

Stefano Bedini, Guido Flamini, Jessica Girardi, Francesca Cosci and Barbara Conti (2015)
Not just for beer: evaluation of spent hops (Humulus lupulus L.) as a source of eco-friendly repellents for insect pests of stored foods
Journal of Pest Science 88 (3), 583-592
Abstract: Spent hops is a waste produced in large amount by the brewing industry. Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilus granarius are insects that cause important economic losses of stored foods. In this study, for the first time, spent hops has been evaluated as a source of essential oil (EO) and chemicals with repellent activity against R. dominica and S. granarius. Spent hops EO yield was 0.11 %. The terpenes myrcene, alpha-humulene, and ß-caryophyllene were its main components (47 %). Spent hops EO RD₅₀ values were 0.01 and 0.19 μL cm^-2 for R. dominica and S. granarius, respectively. Among the chemicals, myrcene was able to exert the highest repellency against R. dominica (RD₅₀ = 0.27 µM cm^-2), while limonene was the most effective compound against S. granarius (RD₅₀ = 0.89 µM cm^-2). These results indicate spent hops as an excellent source of EO and chemicals to be utilized as low-cost, eco-friendly insect pests repellents in the protection of stored food.
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Database assignments for author(s): Barbara Conti

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sitophilus granarius
	Rhyzopertha dominica