International Journal of Applied Science and Technology

ISSN 2221-0997 (Print), 2221-1004 (Online) 10.30845/ijast

 

Toxicity of Essential Oils Vapours to Two-spotted Spider Mite, Tetranycus Urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Şaban KORDALİ, İrfan ASLAN, Ahmet ÇAKIR

 

Abstract
In an experiment conducted vapours of essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves of Pistacia lentiscus, P. terebinthus and P. vera were found to be toxic against to the adults of 2 spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Among these plants species, P. vera is more effective than the other species.

 

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