Essential Oils Composition in Limb-Wood of Pinus brutia Ten. Infested by Marchalina hellenica Genn

Arslan M. B., Küçükaydın S., Taş-Küçükaydın M., Duru M. E., ŞAHİN H. T.

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, vol.44, no.1-5, pp.71-81, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 1-5
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10549811.2025.2513226
  • Journal Name: Journal of Sustainable Forestry
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Compendex, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-81
  • Keywords: estragole, GC-MS, Marchalina hellenica, Turkish red pine, verticillol
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pinus brutia Ten. is a primary host for Marchalina hellenica Genn. which is essential to the manufacture of pine honey. The essential oils of coniferous trees can provide attractive or deterrent effects against scale insects. This work was examined the essential oil components of Marchalina hellenica infested and uninfested limb-wood of Pinus brutia. Sampling areas (Ula, Yerkesik, Gökova/Muğla/Türkiye) are natural Pinus brutia stands that include uninfested and infested trees. The compositions of essential oils acquired by hydro-distilled limb-wood of Pinus brutia infested and uninfested by Marchalina hellenica were detected with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Results from the Mann Whitney U test displayed that the limb-wood of Pinus brutia that was infested by Marchalina hellenica had greater levels of estragole and verticillol. Estragole and verticillol might have had key roles in attracting Marchalina hellenica to Pinus brutia. Although these components may affect the host selection of Marchalina hellenica, this phenomenon needs further studies.