Efficacy of cinnamon oil and its active ingredient (cinnamaldehyde) on the cotton mealy bug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and the predator Chrysoperla carnea
Abstract Background The importance of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) as a predator is due to nourishing this predator on some dangerous pests as the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, belongs to Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae. So the predator C. carnea was used in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-09-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-020-00404-x |