Shu-Shan Du

TL;DR: The screening for bioactive principles from several Chinese medicinal herbs showed that the essential oil of Cymbopogon distans aerial parts possessed strong repellency against the booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila, and the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.

TL;DR: The essential oil of Litsea cubeba fruits was found to possess strong contact toxicity against the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne adults and the booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila, and the other three compounds as well as the essential oil exhibited comparable repellency against the book louse relative to DEET.

TL;DR: During the screening program for agrochemicals from Chinese medicinal herbs and wild plants, the essential oil of Carum carvi fruits was found to possess strong contact toxicity against Sitophilus zeamais and Tribolium castaneum adults, with LD50 values of 3.07 and 3.29 μg/adult, respectively, and also showed strong fumigant toxicity against the two grain storage insects.

TL;DR: In the authors' screening program for new agrochemicals from Chinese medicinal herbs and wild plants, Zanthoxylum schinifolium essential oils were found to possess strong insecticidal activity against the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais.

TL;DR: The results indicate that the essential oils of C. camphora and its individual compounds can be considered a natural resource for the two stored-product insect management.