Essential Oils

Plant secondary natural products are natural chemicals extracted from plants and used as an excellent alternative to synthetic or chemical pesticides. Essential oils and other biopesticides are becoming a new trend for pest management in modern farming and organic agriculture. They are considered safe, environment-and-eco-friendly, compatible with biological control programs and have low mammals toxicity. The main active constituents with insecticidal activity are monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and related phenylpropenes.