Comparative toxicity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil and blends of its major constituents against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) on two different host plants

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-371

  Miresmailli, Saber ^a   Bradbury, Rod ^b   Isman, Murray B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ecosafe Natural Products Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plant essential oils; Rosmarinus officinalis; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

BORNANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; LIMONENE; TERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ESSENTIAL OIL; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; LD 50; ROSEMARY; TETRANYCHIDAE; TOMATO;

ANIMALS; BORNANES; CYCLOHEXENES; DRUG SYNERGISM; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MONOTERPENES; PHASEOLUS; PLANT OILS; ROSMARINUS; TERPENES; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ACARI; ARANEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 33645664850     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1157     Document Type: Article

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