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Toxicity of peppermint monoterpenes to the variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Hübner

Creator:

Harwood, Steven Hunter

Abstract:

The toxicity of menthol, menthone, pulegone, limonene, and a-pinene, five monoterpenes found in peppermint (Mentha piperita L.), to the variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia Hiibner) was characterized by in vivo and in vitro methods. Pulegone and menthone caused slower growth over six days when incorporated into an artificial diet and fed...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Natural and semi-synthetic compounds with biocidal activity against arthropods of public health importance

Creator:

Khasawneh, Mohammad A.

Abstract:

This study identified new compounds with pest control activities. The two sources of candidates that were followed here were the main heartwood extract of Alaska Yellow Cedar (AYC) constituents and several semi-synthetic counterparts. Five compounds were isolated and identified for the first time in AYC heartwood in this research: two...

Resource Type:

Dissertation