作者: Young-Joon Ahn , Soon-Il Kim , Hyun-Kyung Kim , Jun-Hyung Tak
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-557X(06)03012-1
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摘要: Publisher Summary Certain plant essential oils rather than extracts have potential as the house dust mite control agents, because they are widely available, relatively inexpensive, nontoxic to mammals, and nonpersistent in environment but toxic mites through contact and/or fumigant actions. These properties of can lead development appropriate types formulations applying a variety habitats. oils, such cinnamon, clove, thyme found minimum risk pesticide products under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 25(b) exempt from toxicity data requirements by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Novel safer more effective plant-based agents or denaturing allergens enhance possibility commercial success near future. This chapter focuses on acaricidal repellent activities extracts, their constituents against well route action. Examples commercialized cassia (Cinnamomum cassia) oil-containing illustrated chapter. Additionally, also discussed relation protein agents.