Laboratory assessment of insecticidal properties of Tagetes minuta crude extracts against Brevicoryne brassicae on cabbage

insecticidal activity of five medicinal plant essential oils against the cabbage aphid, brevicoryne brassicae

essential oils are volatile mixtures of hydrocarbons with diverse functional groups. in the current study the effect of essential oils from five medicinal plants including zataria multiflora and nepeta cataria (lamiaceae), tagetes minuta and artemisia sieberi (asteraceae), and trachyspermum ammi (apiaceae) were analyzed using gc-mass spectrometry. the toxicity of these plant essential oils agai...

Antiviral activity of root extracts from Tagetes minuta against Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1)

A large number of plants have been used by various societies for the treatment of disease. Tagetes minuta L. (Asteraceae) is an annual species native of South American, although it has became widespread throughout the world. It is used in medicinal tea and condiments. Decoction of the plant is used as beverage and as a remedy for common cold, digestive system complaints, stomach upsets, diarrhe...

Cytogenetic analysis on the holocentric chromosomes of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae

Chromatin organization in the holocentric chromosomes of the aphid Brevicoryne brassicae has been investigated at a cytological level after C-banding, NOR, Giemsa, DAPI and CMA3 staining. C-banding technique showed the presence of heterochromatic bands on both telomeres of the two X chromosomes, whereas only the longest pair of autosomes show distinct intercalary C-positive bands. Moreover, sil...

Antiviral activity of root extracts from Tagetes minuta against Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1)

A large number of plants have been used by various societies for the treatment of disease. Tagetes minuta L. (Asteraceae) is an annual species native of South American, although it has became widespread throughout the world. It is used in medicinal tea and condiments. Decoction of the plant is used as beverage and as a remedy for common cold, digestive system complaints, stomach upsets, diarrhe...

Evaluation of soil-applied systemic insecticides against cabbage aphid,brevicoryne brassicae and resultant survival of the primary parasitoid diaeretiella rapae on cabbage