Toxicity of essential oil vapours obtained from Achillea spp. to Sitophilus granarius (L.) and Tribolium confusum (Jacquelin du Val)

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Calmasur, O ^a   Kordali, S ^a   Kaya, O ^a   Aslan, I ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achillea spp.; Essential oil; Fumigation; Sitophilus granarius; Toxicity; Tribolium confusum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUMIGATION; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ACHILLEA WILHELMSII; ASTERACEAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 33744825185     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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