Insecticidal activity of Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil against two important stored product pests and its effect on wheat germination
Turgut Atay,
Mustafa Alkan,
Betül Tarhanacı
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to evaluate the contact activity of the essential oil derived from Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae) against two significant stored product pests, namely Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Sitophilus granarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), in a controlled laboratory setting. For this purpose, concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 µl/insect of plant essential oil were applied to stored product pests using a microapplicator. Dead insects were counted… Show more
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