Effect of Commercially Available Plant-Derived Essential Oil Products on Arthropod Pests

• Published in: Journal of economic entomology Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 1567 - 1579
• Main Authors: Cloyd, Raymond A, Galle, Cindy L, Keith, Stephen R, Kalscheur, Nanette A, Kemp, Kenneth E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2009
• Subjects: adverse effects; Animals; arthropod pests; Arthropods; bioassays; essential oils; greenhouse experimentation; insecticidal properties; mortality; nontarget organisms; nursery crops; Oils, Volatile - toxicity; pest control; Pest Control - methods; Pesticides - toxicity; phytotoxicity; Plant Oils - toxicity; Plants - drug effects; screening; species differences

Plant-derived essential oil products, in general, are considered minimum-risk pesticides and are exempt from Environmental Protection Agency registration under section 25 (b) of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. However, many of the plant-derived essential products available to...