Bioactivities of cymol and essential oils of Cupressus sempervirens and Eucalyptus saligna against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Tribolium confusum du Val

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-102

  Tapondjou, A L ^a   Adler, C ^b   Fontem, D A ^c   Bouda, H ^a   Reichmuth, C ^b  

^a Lab of Environ and Appl Chemistry   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Contact toxicity; Cupressus sempervirens; Cymol; Essential oil; Eucalyptus saligna; Repellency; Sitophilus zeamais; Tribolium confusum

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4644310531     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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