Essential Oils Isolated from Myrtaceae Family as Natural Insecticides.
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2013-07
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An interest in natural products from plants has been increased due to the disruption of
natural biological control systems, undesirable effects on non-target organisms,
environmental hazards, and the development of resistance to synthetic insecticides, which
are applied in order to reduce the populations of insects. Essential oils (EOs) from plants
may be an alternative source of insect control agents, since they constitute a rich source of
bioactive compounds that are biodegradable into nontoxic products and potentially suitable
for use in integrated management programs. These materials may be applied to food crops
shortly before harvest without leaving excessive residues. Furthermore, medically safe of
these plant derivatives has emphasized also. For these reasons, much effort has been
focused on plant EOs and their constituents as potential sources of insect control agents.
In this context, Myrtaceae family would rank among the most important families of plants. In
the last few years more and more studies on the insecticidal properties of EOs from
Myrtaceae family have been published and it seemed worthwhile to compile them.
Therefore, the subject matter of this paper lies on the insecticidal effects of EOs from
Myrtaceae and their compounds in insect pest's control. Natural essences of Myrtaceae
plants owe its insecticidal action to the presence in its composition of terpenic derivatives
such as 1.8-cineole, limonene, linalool, myrcene, terpineol, thymol and α-pinene, which
have introduced as potential insecticides. These review indicated that pesticides based on
Myrtaceae essential oils could be used in a variety of ways to control a large number of
insect pests.
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Myrtaceae family, essential oils, chemical constituents, natural insecticides
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Ebadollahi Asgar. Essential Oils Isolated from Myrtaceae Family as Natural Insecticides. Annual Review & Research in Biology. 2013 Jul-Sep; 3(3): 148-175.