Adverse Effect of Essential Oil Fumigation on Proisotoma minuta (Collembola: Entomobryoidae)

Young Haeng Lee, Eun Kee Park, Sung Eun Lee

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Abstract

Eighteen essential oils were tested for their fumigant toxicity towards Proisotoma minuta (Tullberg). The essential oils of citronella (LD50=0.65 μL/L air), petitgrain (LD50=2.3 μL/L air), and thyme (LD50=2.8 μI/L air) produced potent activity towards the species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-133
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2002

Keywords

  • citronella
  • essential oils
  • fumigant toxicity
  • proisotoma minuta

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