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The vapor insecticidal properties of the analyzed essential oils and their compounds were screened using Reticulitermes dabieshanensis workers. The most effective oils were S. sclarea (major constituent linalyl acetate, 65.93%), R. officinalis (1,8-cineole, 45.56%), T. serpyllum (thymol, 33.59%), M. spicata (carvone, 58.68%), M. officinalis (citronellal, 36.99%), O. majorana (1,8-cineole, 62.29%), M. piperita (menthol, 46.04%), O. basilicum (eugenol, 71.08%) and L. angustifolia (linalool, 39.58%), which exhibited LC50 values ranging from 0.036 to 1.670 \u03bcL\/L. The lowest LC50 values were recorded for eugenol (0.060 \u03bcL\/L), followed by thymol (0.062 \u03bcL\/L), carvone (0.074 \u03bcL\/L), menthol (0.242 \u03bcL\/L), linalool (0.250 \u03bcL\/L), citronellal (0.330 \u03bcL\/L), linalyl acetate (0.712 \u03bcL\/L) and 1,8-cineole (1.478 \u03bcL\/L). The increased activity of esterases (ESTs) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were observed but only alongside the decreased activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in eight main components. Our results indicate that S. sclarea, R. officinalis, T. serpyllum, M. spicata, M. officinalis, O. marjorana, M. piperita, O. basilicum and L. angustifolia essential oils (EOs) and their compounds, linalyl acetate, 1,8-cineole, thymol, carvone, citronellal, menthol, eugenol and linalool could be developed as control agents against termites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules28052007","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,22]],"date-time":"2023-02-22T02:08:34Z","timestamp":1677031714000},"page":"2007","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Nine Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Their Major Compounds on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Xi","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunzhe","family":"Jin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziwei","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhilin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hubei Key Laboratory of Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan 432000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8225-7720","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yongjian","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dayu","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"113894","DOI":"10.1016\/j.indcrop.2021.113894","article-title":"Fumigant toxicity and physiological effects of spearmint (Mentha spicata, Lamiaceae) essential oil and its major constituents against Reticulitermes dabieshanensis","volume":"171","author":"Yang","year":"2021","journal-title":"Ind Crop Prod."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"959","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ibiod.2009.05.009","article-title":"Biological alternatives for termite control: A review","volume":"63","author":"Verma","year":"2009","journal-title":"Int. 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