Does sorption of sulfuryl fluoride by wheat reduce its efficacy against adults and eggs of Rhyzopertha dominica? [PDF]
Despite its growing importance as a fumigant for grain, there is no information on the impact of sorption on the efficacy of sulfuryl fluoride (SF) against target insect pests. Eggs and adults of a major grain pest, Rhyzopertha dominica, living in wheat (
Collins, Patrick J. +2 more
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Investigations have indicated that storage pests pose a great threat to global food security by damaging food crops and other food products derived from plants.
Jun-Yu Liang +5 more
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Chemical composition and insecticidal activities of the essential oil of aster ageratoides flowering aerial parts [PDF]
Water-distilled essential oil from Aster ageratoides Turcz. (Compositae) flowering aerial parts was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for the first time.
Chu Sha Sha +4 more
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Effects of Piper nigrum L. Fruit Essential Oil Toxicity against Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)
The efficacy of Piper nigrum L. fruit essential oil (EO) against Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly), a blood-feeding fly distributed worldwide, was investigated.
Thekhawet Weluwanarak +4 more
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Potentiality and chemical composition of Bridelia micrantha (Berth) extracts and its fractions as biofumigant against economically important stored grain insect pests [PDF]
Purpose: A study was carried out to determine the potentiality of Bridelia micrantha (BM) as biofumigant for the control of some economically important insect pests of stored food grains.
Jacobs Adesina +2 more
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Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (lamiaceae) essential oil and Its main constituent piperitenone oxide: biological activities and chemistry [PDF]
Since herbal medicines play an important role in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, there is a growing need for their quality control and standardization. Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (MS) is an aromatic herb with fruit and a spearmint flavor, used in
Abbaszadeh +46 more
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Essential oil of Chinese medicinal herb, Blumea balsamifera leaves, was found to possess fumigant toxicity against the maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais. The main components of the essential oil of B. balsamifera were 1,8-cineole (20.98%), borneol (11.99%
Sha Sha Chu, Shu Shan Du, Zhi Long Liu
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Bioactivity of Citrus hystrix D.C. Leaf Extract Against Cigarette Beetle Lasioderma serricorne (F.)
The major control of pest stored Lasioderma serricorne for using synthetic pesticides, look like phosphine. Although quite effective, synthetic pesticides have a negative effect on the environment, such as pest re-sistance, deadly natural enemies ...
Silvi Ikawati +2 more
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Efficacy of sulfuryl fluoride against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchidae), in Pinus pinaster boards [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an important conifer disease worldwide. It is the direct cause of the death of millions of pines in south-east Asia (mainly Japan, China and Korea) and has been established in Portugal
Barbosa, Pedro +8 more
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Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle) is a tropical plant that can develop as an insect pest fumigant and repellent, especially for the control of the populations of German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.). The research aims to investigate
Robby Jannatan, Resti Rahayu
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