Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Banatska 31b, POB 163, Belgrade-Zemun, 11080, Serbia.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Aug;24(22):18257-18262. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9533-0. Epub 2017 Jun 21.
Strong-smelling plant extracts, such as essential oils, have a variety of feeding effects on mammals. Considering current concerns over long-term health issues and environmental effects of chemicals, plant-based products with repellent or antifungal activities may represent good solutions for improvement of rodent pest control programs. The present study was therefore focused on examining the effects of bergamot, lavender, and thyme essential oils as additional bait components on daily intakes of cereal-based baits by wild house mice. Lavender essential oil, containing linalool and linalyl acetate as main components, and thyme essential oil with a prevailing thymol component had no effects on house mice diet. Bergamot essential oil, whose main components were linalool, limonene, and linalyl acetate, showed a repellent effect on house mouse diet.
强烈气味的植物提取物，如精油，对哺乳动物有各种摄食作用。考虑到目前对长期健康问题和化学品对环境影响的担忧，具有驱虫或抗真菌活性的植物产品可能是改善啮齿动物防治计划的良好解决方案。因此，本研究集中研究了佛手柑、薰衣草和百里香精油作为额外的诱饵成分对野生家鼠每日摄入基于谷物的诱饵的影响。薰衣草精油，其主要成分是芳樟醇和乙酸芳樟酯，以及主要成分为麝香草酚的百里香精油，对家鼠的饮食没有影响。佛手柑精油的主要成分是芳樟醇、柠檬烯和乙酸芳樟酯，对家鼠的饮食有驱避作用。
