LD50 and repellent effects of essential oils from argentinian wild plant species on Varroa destructor

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 651-655

  Ruffinengo, Sergio ^a   Eguaras, Martin ^a   Floris, Ignazio ^b   Faverin, Claudia ^a   Bailac, Pedro ^c   Ponzi, Marta ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Essential oils; LD50; Repellent effect; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOLIPPIA; ACARI; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JUNELLIANA; LIPPIA TURBINATA; MINTHOSTACHYS MOLLIS; PASCALIA GLAUCA; SCHINUS MOLLE; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; WEDELIA;

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; LD 50; MITE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MITES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 20544460929     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.651     Document Type: Article

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