▪ Abstract Botanical insecticides have long been touted as attractive alternatives to synthetic
chemical insecticides for pest management because botanicals reputedly pose little threat to …

Plants are sources of numerous active substances that are used to protect crops. Currently,
due to the limitations of using synthetic insecticides, plant products have attracted increasing …

BACKGROUND: The composition and bioactivity of essential oils from Tagetes terniflora
Kunth, Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. and Elyonurus muticus (Spreng) Kuntz were evaluated …

A ESTRA (" T" l'he objective of this study was to review the published research works on
control strategies of stored product pests. Also, to shed light on alternative environmentally …

Essential oils (EOs) are promising active ingredients to produce biopesticides, although their
physicochemical characteristics are a critical issue to develop commercial formulates …

The objective of this work was to screen plants with insecticide activity, in order to isolate,
identify and assess the bioactivity of insecticide compounds present in these plants, against …

Yellow field pea (Pisum sativum L.) fractions that were mainly protein (50%), fibre (90%) or
starch (85%) were obtained from a commercial pea mill and mixed with wheat kernels or …

This book has been mainly written for the research workers and students of various
Universities, who are interested to use eco-friendly indigenous plant materials in pest …

Two known repellents of stored-product insects, DEET and neem, were compared to protein-
enriched pea flour, defatted protein-enriched pea flour, and pea protein extract for their …

Various pests expose agriculture and food products to attack from storage until consumption
by consumers. Insects and fungi are the most serious pests that can contaminate food …