Insecticidal Activity of Some Major Essential Oil Components against Metopolophium dirhodum and Its Predators

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 13; p. 1863
• Main Authors: Pavela, Roman, Novák, Matěj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 05.07.2024
• Subjects: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; binary mixture; Binary mixtures; Biodegradation; Biomass; botanical pesticides; Carvacrol; Citronellol; Effectiveness; Essential oils; Females; Fertility; Insecticides; Insects; Isoeugenol; Larvae; Linalool; Metabolites; Metopolophium dirhodum; Mortality; Natural enemies; Oils & fats; Pesticides; Predators; synergism aphids; terpenoids; Toxicity

Essential oils (EOs) are plant metabolites with important insecticidal effects. Nevertheless, information on the efficacy of the major substances on aphids and their natural enemies is still missing. The objective of this paper is, therefore, to identify the efficacy of selected EO majority substanc...