An in vitro evaluation of tagetes minuta essential oil for the control of the honeybee pathogens paenibacillus larvae and ascosphaera apis, and the parasitic mite varroa destructor

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 336-340

  Eguaras, Martín J ^a   Fuselli, S ^a   Gende, L ^a   Fritz, R ^a   Ruffinengo, Sergio R ^b   Clemente, G ^b   Gonzalez, Alda ^c   Bailac, Pedro N ^d   Ponzi, Marta I ^d  

^a UNMdP and CIC and CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

(Z) ocimenone; (Z) ocimene; Apis mellifera; Ascosphaera apis; Asteraceae; Bioactivity; Essential oil composition; Honeybee pathogens; Paenibacillus larvae; Parasitic bee mite; Tagetes minuta; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; EMULSIONS; PATHOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PETRI NETS; SPRAYING;

APIS MELLIFERA; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; ASTERACEAE; BIOACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; HONEYBEE PATHOGENS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PARASITIC BEE MITE; TAGETES MINUTA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ACARI; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; ASTERACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; TAGETES MINUTA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 27744451021     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698924     Document Type: Article

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