cunila pulegioides/essential oil

The Cunila angustifolia essential oil was obtained from fresh leaves by hydrodistillation, and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS to determine its chemical composition. The essential oil presented the pulegone (29.5%) and isomenthol (27.0%) as major components, and other compounds such as menthone (8.6%),

Poejo is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to highland areas of south Brazil, in acid soils with high Al3+ concentration. The main objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of liming on the extraction yield of essential oil of three chemotypes of poejo (Cunila galioides Benth).

The essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of five species of Cunila (Lamiaceae) native to Southern Brazil were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil of Cunila angustifolia was characterized by sabinene; Cunila incana is rich in alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, Cunila spicata and Cunila microcephala

The lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), is an insect that lives in poultry houses, and high infestations may cause economic losses to producers. The control of this insect is usually done with insecticides; however, many of these chemicals have no effect on lesser mealworm. Therefore,