Fumigant antitermitic activity of plant essential oils and components from ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi), allspice (Pimenta dioica), caraway (Carům carvi), dill (Anethum graveoiens), geranium (Pelargonium graveoiens), and litsea (Litsea cubeba) oils against Japanese termite (Reticulitermes speratus kolbe)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6596-6602

  Seo, Seon Mi ^a   Kim, Junheon ^a   Lee, Sang Gil ^a   Shin, Chang Hoon ^b   Shin, Sang Chul ^a   Park, Il Kwon ^a  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Jeju Special Self Governing   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ajowan; Allspice; Antitermitic activity; Caraway; Carvacrol; Dill; Eugenol; Fumigant; Geranium; Litsea; Plant essential oils; Reticulitermes speratus; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUMIGATION; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; FUMIGATION; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS;

AMMI VISNAGA; ANETHUM; CARUM CARVI; ISOPTERA; LITSEA; LITSEA CUBEBA; PELARGONIUM; PIMENTA DIOICA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

EID: 68249119238     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9015416     Document Type: Article

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