| abstract |
A pesticide for cockroaches and larvae which is based on purified naturally occurring plant substances. Phenethyl propionate; methyl salicylate; pulegone; carvacrol; thymol; thyme oil; citronellal; a three-blend of eugenol; α-terpineol and cinnamic alcohol; a four-blend of benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, phenethyl propionate and α-terpineol; and a five-blend of thymol, t-anethole, α-terpineol, eugenol and citronellal have been used as the pesticide. The pesticide affects the octopamine receptor site in the cockroach. The five-blend has been used as a pesticide for Asian armyworms and green peach aphid nymphs. |