Fumigant toxicities of essential oils and two monoterpenes against potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller)

Abstract

Introduction: The potato tuber moth (PTM) is the major economic pest of potato. Different approaches were tried to prevent and control this pest including natural pesticides and synthetic fumigants.

Keywords

• phthorimaea operculella
• essential oil
• myrtle
• thymus
• carvacrol
• eucalyptol