A study on toxic effects of some local plant oils on sitotroga cerealella (Olivier)

Abstract

Investigations on the effects of various plant oils and their components on repellency, toxicity and the mating of sitotroga corealella (olivier)were carried out in this study. Citronella oil, lemongrass oil, lime leaf oil and vitex negundo oil were isolated by distillation. The components of the different oils were separated and identified by chromatographic techniques....