Insecticidal and repellency activity of essential oil of Eucalyptus sp. against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-277

  Mossi, Altemir J ^a   Astolfi, Viviane ^a   Kubiak, Gabriela ^a   Lerin, Lindomar ^a   Zanella, Camila ^a   Toniazzo, Geciane ^a   Oliveira, Débora de ^a   Treichel, Helen ^a   Devilla, Ivano A ^b   Cansian, Rogerio ^a   Restello, Rosane ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF FOOD ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contact toxicity; Essential oil; Insecticidal activity; Repellency activity; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; EUCALYPTUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MAIZE; PLANT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEEVIL;

ALKENES; ANIMALS; CEREALS; EUCALYPTUS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEEVILS; ZEA MAYS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650184943     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4181     Document Type: Article

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