Contact Toxicity of an Essential Oil from Acorus calamus (Acoraceae) Rhizomes against Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus macfarlanei (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Amblyseius longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Wanida Auamcharoen,
Kitiya Janlaor
Abstract:The contact toxicity activity of an essential oil extracted from Acorus calamus (L.) (Acoraceae) was evaluated against the phytophagous spider mites Tetranychus urticae Koch and Tetranychus macfarlanei Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the predatory mite Amblyseius longispinosus (Evans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Adult mortality 24 h following application of 5% (v/v) concentration of the essential oil exceeded 90% for T. urticae and T. macfarlanei. Application of 1.2–5% concentrations of the essenti… Show more
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