Exploring the Insecticidal Potential of Boldo (Peumus boldus) Essential Oil: Toxicity to Pests and Vectors and Non-target Impact on the Microcrustacean Daphnia magna

Exploring the Insecticidal Potential of Boldo (Peumus boldus) Essential Oil: Toxicity to Pests and Vectors and Non-target Impact on the Microcrustacean Daphnia magna

Every year Chile exports about 2000 tons of boldo folium (Peumus boldus), which is used around the world as a traditional herbal medicinal product (THMP), mostly to relieve gastrointestinal disorders. This biomass may be a resource for the agrochemical industry to manufacture botanical insecticides....

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Main Authors: Roman Pavela, Giovanni Benelli, Riccardo Petrelli, Loredana Cappellacci, Giulio Lupidi, Stefania Sut, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Filippo Maggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
aquatic ecotoxicology
Culex quinquefasciatus
ascaridole
insecticide
Musca domestica
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/5/879

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