Toxicity of the essential oil of basil cultivars and hybrids and its repellent effect on stored grain pests

Toxicity of the essential oil of basil cultivars and hybrids and its repellent effect on stored grain pests

Essential oils have emerged as an alternative to synthetic insecticides in the control of stored grain pests. The toxicity and repellency of the essential oils of four basil cultivars and three basil hybrids and the monoterpenes linalool, citral, and (E)-methyl cinnamate were evaluated in the stored...

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Main Authors: Andréa Santos da Costa, Maria Fátima de Arrigoni-BlanK, Leandro Bacci, Arie Fitzgerald Blank, Péricles Barreto Alves, Magna Galvão Peixoto, Ane Caroline Celestino Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2020-02-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
Subjects:
ocimum basilicum
botanical insecticides
monoterpenes
cowpea seed beetle
maize weevil.
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/42266

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