Toxicity of Myristica fragrans seed compounds against Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-529

  Jung, Woo Chul ^a   Jang, Young S U ^a   Hieu, Tran Trung ^a   Lee, Chong Kyu ^a,b   Ahn, Young Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsangnamdo Forest Environment Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Botanical insecticide; Mode of action; Myristicafragrans; Natural fumigant

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; DRYOBALANOPS; MYRISTICA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; MYRISTICACEAE;

HEXANE; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COCKROACH; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; NUTMEG; PLANT SEED; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; FEMALE; HEXANES; INSECTICIDES; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 34249670107     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[524:TOMFSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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