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Fumigant toxicity of essential oils against four major stored-product insects

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The fumigant toxicity of 28 essential oils extracted from various spice and herb plants and some of their major constituents were assessed for adult coleopteransRhyzopertha dominica, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Tribolium castaneum, andSitophilus oryzae. Three groups of active materials were distinguished: (1) The compounds terpinen 4-ol, 1,8-cineole, and the essential oils of three-lobed sage, sage, bay laurel, rosemary, and lavender were most active againstR. dominica; (2) The compounds linalool,α-terpineol, and carvacrol and the essential oils of oregano, basil, Syrian marjoram, and thyme were most active againstO. surinamensis; and (3) the compound 1,8-cineole and the essential oils anise and peppermint were active againstT. castaneum.

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  1. Department of Stored Products, ARO, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Eli Shaaya, Nachman Paster, Uzi Zisman & Vladimir Pissarev

  2. Newe Ya'ar Experiment Station, ARO, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Uzi Ravid

  3. Department of Food Science, ARO, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Benjamin Juven

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Shaaya, E., Ravid, U., Paster, N. et al. Fumigant toxicity of essential oils against four major stored-product insects. J Chem Ecol 17, 499–504 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982120

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