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Insecticidal Activity of Plectranthus amboinicus Essential Oil against the Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) and the Horse Fly Tabanus megalops (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Insects, 2022
The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae), and the horse fly, Tabanus megalops (Diptera: Tabanidae), are important ectoparasites of livestock in Thailand. These species affect animal health and cause economic losses. This study investigated
Arpron Leesombun, Sivapong Sungpradit, Sookruetai Boonmasawai, Thekhawet Weluwanarak, Suriyo Klinsrithong, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai, Sumate Ampawong, Roungthip Masmeatathip, Tanasak Changbunjong   +8 more
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Toxicity and repellent activities of Thymus pallescens and Cymbopogon citratus essential oils against Sitophylus granarius

Plant Protection Science, 2021
This study evaluated the toxicity and repellent activities of essential oils (EOs) against Sitophilus granarius (Linnaeus, 1758), both in vitro and in vivo conditions. The EOs obtained from Thymus pallescens Noë. (Lamiaceae) and Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.
Dahou Moutassem, Yuva Bellik, Mohamed El Hadi Sannef   +2 more
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Acute toxicity and repellent activity of essential oil from Atalantia guillauminii Swingle fruits and its main monoterpenes against two stored product insects

International Journal of Food Properties, 2021
The objective of this work was to analyze the essential oil from Atalantia guillauminii fruits in China and evaluate their chemical compositions, insecticidal and repellent activities against Tribolium castaneum and Lasioderma serricorne adults.
Xue Pang, Yi-Xi Feng, Xiao-Jie Qi, Chao Xi, Shu-Shan Du   +4 more
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Insecticidal Activity of 28 Essential Oils and a Commercial Product Containing Cinnamomum cassia Bark Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky

Insects, 2020
Maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais, are stored product pests mostly found in warm and humid regions around the globe. In the present study, acute toxicity via contact and residual bioassay and fumigant bioassay of 28 essential oils as well as their ...
Yunho Yang, Murray B. Isman, Jun-Hyung Tak   +2 more
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Chemical Diversity and Anti-Insect Activity Evaluation of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Artemisia Species

Plants, 2022
As a source of aromatic plants, the genus Artemisia has long been considered to have the potential to develop plant pesticides. In this study, components of essential oils from A. dalai-lamae, A. tangutica, A. sieversiana, A.
Jia-Wei Zhang, Bo-Ya Li, Xin-Xin Lu, Yu Zheng, Dan Wang, Zhe Zhang, Ding Zeng, Shu-Shan Du   +7 more
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Insecticidal Activity of Four Essential Oils Extracted from Chilean Patagonian Plants as Potential Organic Pesticides

Plants, 2022
Patagonia is a geographical area characterized by a wide plant biodiversity. Several native plant species are traditionally used in medicine by the local population and demonstrated to be sources of biologically active compounds.
Cristiano Giordani, Eleonora Spinozzi, Cecilia Baldassarri, Marta Ferrati, Loredana Cappellacci, Daniela Santibañez Nieto, Roman Pavela, Renato Ricciardi, Giovanni Benelli, Riccardo Petrelli, Filippo Maggi   +10 more
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Tunable Functionality and toxicity studies of Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Layers [PDF]

, 2010
In this work, we have developed economic process to elaborate scalable titanium dioxide nanotube layers which show a tunable functionality. The titanium dioxide nanotube layers was prepared by electrochemical anodization of Ti foil in 0.4 wt ...
Awitor, Ok, Bohatier, Jacques, Bonnemoy, Frédérique, Bonnet, Jl, Feschet-Chassot, E., Raspal, V., Sibaud, Y.   +6 more
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Repellent and Toxicant Effects of Eight Essential Oils against the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Biology, 2021
This study was conducted to compare the repellent effect and contact toxicity of eight essential oils (EOs), including Syzygium aromaticum, Allium sativum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Lavandula officinalis, Simmondsia chinensis, Matricaria chamomilla ...
El-Said M. Elnabawy, Sabry Hassan, El-Kazafy A. Taha   +2 more
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Efficacy of Origanum syriacum Essential Oil against the Mosquito Vector Culex quinquefasciatus and the Gastrointestinal Parasite Anisakis simplex, with Insights on Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition

Molecules, 2019
Developing effective and eco-friendly antiparasitic drugs and insecticides is an issue of high importance nowadays. In this study, we evaluated the anthelminthic and insecticidal potential of the leaf essential oil obtained from Origanum syriacum against
Víctor López, Roman Pavela, Carlota Gómez-Rincón, Francisco Les, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Veronica Galiffa, Riccardo Petrelli, Loredana Cappellacci, Filippo Maggi, Angelo Canale, Domenico Otranto, Stefania Sut, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Giovanni Benelli   +13 more
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Identification of Insecticidal Constituents of the Essential Oil of Acorus calamus Rhizomes against Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel

Molecules, 2013
The aim of this research was to determine the chemical composition of the essential oil of Acorus calamus rhizomes, its insecticidal activity against the booklouse, (Liposcelis bostrychophila) and to isolate any insecticidal constituents from the ...
Shu Shan Du, Zhi Long Liu, Li Gang Zhou, Xin Chao Liu   +3 more
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