Anti-pest compounds from the volatile oil of Vitex negundo Linn

• Main Authors: Dayrit, Fabian M, Trono, M C M, Rejesus, B M, Maini, H
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 1995
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/115; https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=PH9710104
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

During the course of research on botanical pesticides for small farmers, Vitex negundo, Linn (lagundi) was found to be a promising botanical insecticide. Laboratory tests of the volatile oils from the leaves of lagundi using Plutella xylostella, L. (diamondback moth) caused up to 83 percent mortalit...