Antifungal and Insecticidal Potential of the Essential Oil from L. against Dangerous Fungal and Insect Species and Its Safety for Non-Target Useful Soil Species (Savigny, 1826).

The antifungal and insecticidal effect of the essential oil from L. was evaluated using a model set of harmful organisms hazardous for health and the economy. Toxigenic and plant pathogenic filamentous fungi, including causal agents of human infections, were chosen as exemplary fungal groups- and . (African cotton leafworm), (Southern house mosquito), the lymphatic filariasis vector and potential Zika virus vector, and the common housefly, were chosen as model insects. Major and minor active substances were detected and quantified using GC/MS analysis. Environmental safety was verified using the non-target useful organism . Significant antifungal and insecticidal activity, as well as environmental safety, were confirmed. The essential oil showed the highest efficacy against according to MIC50/90, and against larvae according to LD. The monoterpenoid alcohol linalool, methyl cinnamate, and estragole as phenylpropanoids were detected as effective major components (85.4%). The essential oil from L. was evaluated as universal and significantly efficient, providing a high potential for use in environmentally safe botanical pesticides.