Among botanical extracts used as insecticides, essential oils (EOs) are promising
alternatives to chemical insecticides. EOs are synthesized by plants, and they play a key role …

Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 250 genera
and over 7,000 species. Most of the plants of this family are aromatic and therefore important …

Simple Summary The black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel), poses a significant threat to
various crops. Marjoram (Origanum majorana) and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) …

Plant essential oils are the powerful candidates to develop natural insect management
agents. Their chemical compounds along with their biological activity are often affected by …

Simple Summary Compounds of botanical origin, including essential oils (EOs), which
coevolved as plant defense mechanism against herbivores and pathogens have been …

Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) is a worldwide grain storage pest controlled by chemical
control methods of phosphine fumigation, which results in many hazards, damages human …

The safe storage and protection of grain includes the exploitation of plant-based fumigants
as a green control technology. This study first determined the fumigant toxicity of 12 …

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh leaves of Vitex agnus-castus and
Ocimum campechianum, and from fresh inflorescences of Ocimum carnosum were analysed …

Insects of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Noctuidae) are responsible for great economic
losses in important crop plants such as maize and rice, among others. Efforts have been …

The abusive and repeated use of synthetic chemical insecticides has proven to be harmful to
human health and the viability of the cotton production system in Ivory Coast, so it is …