Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil from Cuba and Brazil against housefly

Essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus collected from Brazil and Cuba was tested to a chemical characterization and then was tested on the post-embryonic development of Musca domestica. The chemical composition analysis by GC-MS of the oils from Brazil/Cuba allowed the identification of 13 and 12 majo...

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Main Authors: Zeneida Teixeira Pinto, Félix Fernández Sánchez, Arith Ramos dos Santos, Ana Claudia Fernandes Amaral, José Luiz Pinto Ferreira, Julio César Escalona-Arranz, Margareth Maria de Carvalho Queiroz
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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