The control of storage insect pests is largely based on synthetic pesticides. However, due to
fast growing resistance in the targeted insects, negative impact on humans and non-target …

Abstract The genus Eucalyptus L'Heritier comprises about 900 species, of which more than
300 species contain volatile essential oil in their leaves. About 20 species, within these …

Research studies on plant essential oils and their constituents as fumigants, ie, compounds
acting on target insects in the vapour or gaseous phase, against stored-product insects have …

In view of the environmental, food-safety and health related issues associated with the
application of chemical insecticides, growing emphasis is being laid on insect-pest control …

Antioxidant, antifungal and insecticidal activities of essential oil (EO) extracted from the
Moroccan lavender (Lavandula dentata) were investigated and their chemical constituents …

Filariasis is a mosquito-borne disease that causes lymphedema and the main vector is
Culex quinquefasciatus. A simple measure was taken to eradicate the vector using …

This study was conducted to determine the insecticidal activity of essential oils from
oregano, Origanum onites L.(Lamiales: Lamiaceae), savory, Satureja thymbra L.(Lamiales …

The global essential oil market has been steadily increasing in size over the past few years,
and is estimated to reach ca. $7.5 billion USD per annum by 2018. Lavenders (Lavandula; …

Bioassays of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil and blends of its major constituents were
conducted using host‐specific strains of the two‐spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae …

The essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) was evaluated for its
chemical composition and insecticidal activity against the housefly, Musca domestica …