Chemical composition of Deverra scoparia essential oil under different drying conditions and its insecticidal properties against Parlatoria blanchardi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
Roukia Hammoudi, Farid Chebrouk, Hayet Benameur-Saggou, Hakim Belkhalfa, Mahfoud Hadj Mahammed, Mohamed Abou-Mustapha, Ahmed K Rashwan, Amged El-Harairy, Ahmed A A Aioub, Amr Mohamed · 2026
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Roukia Hammoudi and co-authors test a plant oil against a date palm pest in a 2026 study. The pest, a scale insect, sucks sap and seriously damages date plantations. The oil comes from Deverra scoparia, a wild plant of dry regions, and this is the first report of its action against this insect.
How the plant was dried changed the oil. The team compared air drying, sun drying, and microwave drying at three power levels, then profiled the oils' chemistry and their kill rates on the pest. Drying is a cheap step growers control, so knowing which method keeps the oil strongest could make a local, plant-based pesticide practical.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Roukia Hammoudi, Farid Chebrouk, Hayet Benameur-Saggou, Hakim Belkhalfa, Mahfoud Hadj Mahammed, Mohamed Abou-Mustapha, Ahmed K Rashwan, Amged El-Harairy, Ahmed A A Aioub, Amr Mohamed |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |