2-undecanon potential in pest control of agricultural, medical and veterinary importance (review)

The aim of the study is to review published scientific papers on the effectiveness of 2-undecanone, a chemical compound from the class of plant ketones, against pests of agricultural, medical and veterinary importance and possible sources of this substance. For this, data from the information bases were used: Medline, Pubmed, WebofScience, Scopus and GoogleScholar for 1988-2022. Search terms included "2-undecanone", "insecticide", "acaricide", "pesticide". The material of the papers was taken into account if the work was performed with a single or isolated substance 2-undecanone. According to the results of the study, it was found that most of it is contained in the aerial parts of plants Ruta chalepensis L. and Ruta montana L., collected in Iran, India (north), Tunisia (north) and Algeria. It has been established that when it is obtained by hydrodistillation, the most 2-undecanone is contained in the aerial parts of the plants Ruta chalepensis L. and Ruta montana L., from 52.5 to 82.74 % and from 27.2 to 86.77 %, respectively, collected in Iran, India (north), Tunisia (north) and Algeria. It was revealed that 2-undecanone has nematocidal, fumigant and repellent activity against some pests of agricultural, medical and veterinary importance. Also, according to the results of literature sources, it was noted that when comparing 2-undecanone with commercial chemicals, such as N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), chlorpyrifos, in studies of repellent action against houseflies and blowflies (Musca domestica L., Cochliomyia macellaria F. and Sarcophaga bullata P.) and larvicidal against the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus L. are slightly inferior in their effectiveness.