JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 1998, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (01): 87-90.doi: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.1998.01.021

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REPELLENCY EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OIL DERIVED FROM EUCALYPTUS LEAF AGAINST THREE SPECIES OF SAWYERS

Yan Aojin Tan Qing’an   

  1. College of Forest Resources and Environment Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Online:1998-03-18 Published:1998-02-18

Abstract: Laboratory studies were done to determine the repellency effects of essential oil derived from three species of Euealyptus leaf against adults Apriona germari, Psacothea hislaris, and Monochamus alternatus. Results indicated that essential oil of Eucallyptus citriodora and E. globulus had a significant repellency effect. Among three species of essential oil, the essential oil of E.citriodora was the most effective. When host plants were treated with a concentration of 10%, the essential oil of E.citriodora, the repellent time of A.germari, P.hislaris, and W.alternatus was 9 d, 12 d, and 4 d, respectively with treatment of adults with a concentration of 0.625%, the repellent time was 5 d, 11 d, and 1 d, respectively. No significant Prepellency effects had been found when adults were treated with essential oil of E.exserta.