The interest around essential oils is constantly increasing thanks to their biological
properties exploitable in several fields, from pharmaceuticals to food and agriculture …

The management of parasites, insect pests and vectors requests development of novel,
effective and eco-friendly tools. The development of resistance towards many drugs and …

The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is an
economically important pest of stored products. As possible alternative to conventional …

The first marketed example of the application of microcapsules dates back to 1957. Since
then, microencapsulation techniques and knowledge have progressed in a plethora of …

Most of the traditional strategies used for facing the management of insect pest and diseases
have started to fail due to different toxicological issues such as the resistance of target …

Abstract The Apiaceae Lindl.(= Umbelliferae Juss.), which includes several economical
important vegetables, herbs, and spices, is one of the most numerous plant family …

The development of effective and eco-friendly pesticides to manage mosquito vector larvae
is a timely and crucial challenge nowadays. Insecticide resistance is on the rise, therefore …

Carlina acaulis root essential oil (EO) is one of the most potent mosquito larvicides (LC 50<
2 ppm). This EO is mainly composed of carlina oxide (> 90%). Poor water solubility and …

Essential oils are widely used as botanical insecticides rather than chemically synthesized
pesticides which led to catastrophic effects on humans, the environment, and eutrophication …

Isofuranodiene is a bioactive furanosesquiterpene occurring as the major volatile compound
in the essential oil from Smyrnium olusatrum (Apiaceae). It has a notable potentiality to be …