Chemical composition and insecticidal potential of essential oils from Egyptian plants against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-607

  Mohamed, Magdy I E ^a   Abdelgaleil, Samir A M ^b  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptian plants; Essential oils; Insecticidal activity; Sitophilus oryzae; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA; CITRUS RETICULATA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; MENTHA; MENTHA MICROPHYLLA; SCHINUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 65549085149     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.599     Document Type: Article

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