BACKGROUND: Fungal contamination and Callosobruchus infestation results in qualitative
and quantitative losses of chickpea seeds during storage. Most of the synthetic chemicals …

The essential oils extracted from Eucalyptus saligna and Cupressus sempervirens leaves
were analysed by GC-MS and evaluated along with cymol, one of their main constituents for …

Studies examining the use of essential oils as replacements for synthetic insecticides
require an understanding of the contribution of each constituent present, interactions among …

Bioassays were conducted to assess the contact toxicity of two plant essential oils against
adults of Sitophilus granarius (L.) and Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val. Essential oils …

Oils of clove, cedarwood and karanja, at doses of 25–100 ppm, and acetone extracts of
pepper provided protection to wheat against S. oryzae and R. dominica for up to 60 and 30 …

Sitophilus zeamais is a key pest of stored grains. Its control is made, usually, using synthetic
insecticides, despite their negative impacts. Botanical insecticides with fumigant/repellent …

Twenty plant-derived oils were evaluated for their acaricidal and insecticidal activities
against Sitotroga cerealella, Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus zeamais, and Tyrophagus …

The evaluation of the effect of essential oils of Pelargonium graveolens and Cymbopogon
citratus on maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) has assigned the most significant insecticidal …

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 …

In storage, maize as other cereals is currently attacked by insects. The main specie present
in Cameroon is Sitophilus zeamais (Coleop. Curculionidae). The popular way to prevent its …