Fumigant and contact toxicity of Myrtaceae plant essential oils and blends of their constituents against adults of German cockroach (Blattella germanica) and their acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-206

  Yeom, Hwa Jeong ^a   Kang, Jaesoon ^a   Kim, Sung Woong ^a   Park, Il Kwon ^a  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Artificial blends; Contact toxicity; Fumigant toxicity; German cockroach; Myrtaceae plant essential oils

Indexed keywords

BLATTELLA GERMANICA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DIVES; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS POLYBRACTEA; EUCALYPTUS RADIATA; EUCALYPTUS SMITHII; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA UNCINATA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 84885372567     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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