The control of storage insect pests is largely based on synthetic pesticides. However, due to
fast growing resistance in the targeted insects, negative impact on humans and non-target …

One of the most important global problems is protecting crops from insects. For the control of
insects, synthetic chemicals are continuously used, and their toxicity endangers health of …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Research studies on plant essential oils and their constituents as fumigants, ie, compounds
acting on target insects in the vapour or gaseous phase, against stored-product insects have …

Insect pests inflict severe damage to stored food grains in many parts of the world. Though
effective and reliable, several discouraging aspects of synthetic pesticides such as high cost …

Lemongrass (Cympopogon citratus L.) oil (ranging between 25 and 500 ppm) was tested for
antifungal activity against Colletotrichum coccodes, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium …

Essential oils are responsible for wide bioactivities, the reason why, this search is focused
on the study of the chemical composition and the antimicrobial, insecticidal and antioxidant …

Essential oils isolated from seven aromatic plants grown in Colombia were analyzed by gas
chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and evaluated for repellent activity against …

Aims: To develop a natural fungicide against aflatoxigenic fungi, to protect stored rice, using
the essential oil of lemongrass. Methods and Results: Aspergillus flavus Link. was isolated …

In the present study Acacia nilotica seed derived essential oils were tested against
Spodoptera litura, Tenebrio molitor, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis, and Aphis fabae, as well as …