certain compounds of plants such as essential oils, with insecticidal properties have been considered as alternatives to chemical pesticides for pest control. this study reports the fumigant toxicity of citrus reticulata blanco (rutaceae) peel essential oils against stored-product insect pest, red flour beetle, tribolium castaneum herbst (tenebrionidae) adults. experiment was carried out at 27 ...

the two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae) is one of the most important agricultural pests of the world. it causes direct and indirect damage on plants which decreases in photosynthesis and crop yield. the effect of sublethal concentrations of artemisia annua l. (asteraceae) and rosmarinus officinalis l. (lamiaceae) essential oils were assessed on development a...

Alternative storage pest control that is more environmentally friendly than the use of synthetic chemical pesticides to botanical from plant essential oils, including clove (Syzygium aromaticum) which contains main compounds eugenol and trans-caryophyllene. To study various mechanisms action oils as insecticides could in silico approach through molecular docking. This aims predict dominant bind...

The wax moth is one of the honeybee pests that cause a lot damage and loss for beekeepers in Tunisia. use insecticides more used although they are known to contaminate honey. This study aims test essential oils two North African common plants Thymbra capitata L. Mentha pulegium efficacy as alternative method by fumigation on instars Galleria mellonela We also determined duration development sta...

background: essential oils, as secondary plant compounds, present a safer alternative to conventional insecticides in insect control programs. so five essential oils including eucalyptus, mint, yarrow, oregano and rosemary oils were evaluated against the brown-banded cockroach supella longipalpa . methods : evaluation was done against the 3 rd and 4 th instar nymphs using three bioassay methods...

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fumigant toxicity of essential oils from foeniculum vulgare (apiaceae), teucrium polium (lamiaceae) and satureja hortensis (lamiaceae) were evaluated against the adults of cowpea seed beetle, callosobruchus maculatus exposed for 24h. essential oils were obtained through steam-distillation using a clevenger-type apparatus. bioassays were conducted at 28±2 °c and 60±5% r.h. in dark conditions. si...