Numerous members of the Anthemideae tribe are important as cut flowers and ornamental
crops, as well as being medicinal and aromatic plants, many of which produce essential oils …

Essential oils of aromatic and medicinal plants generally have a diverse range of activities
because they possess several active constituents that work through several modes of action …

The long-term applications of synthetic insecticides have resulted in residues accumulating
in different environmental components. They have adverse effects on non-target organisms …

The contact and fumigant toxicity and repellent, antifeedant and nutritional effects of
essential oil (EO) isolated from flower spikes of Lavandula angustifolia Miller were evaluated …

Artemisia, being the largest and widely distributed genus of the plant family Asteraceae
encompasses more than 400 species. Some popular species are reported to possess …

Backgound Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by the “itch mite” Sarcoptes
scabiei. Ordinary scabies is commonly treated with topical creams such as permethrin, while …

Essential oils are naturally occurring phytochemicals produced as secondary metabolite in
plants. These are complex mixtures of volatile compounds and generally contain twenty to …

The aim of this research was to determine the chemical composition and insecticidal and
repellent activity of the essential oil of Artemisia rupestris L. aerial parts against the booklice …

Sitophilus zeamais is a primary pest of maize. Our aim was to perform a qualitative review
and meta-analyses with 56 scientific articles published from 1 January 2000 to 1 October …

Upfront problems about the use of synthetic insecticides such as damage to the environment
and human health and pests' resistance have brought about interest in natural compounds …