Therefore,
in the current scenario, there is an urgent need to
develop safer, environmentally friendlier and efficient
alternatives that have potential to replace synthetic
pesticides and are convenient to use. In the search
for alternatives to conventional pesticides, essential
oils extracted from aromatic plants have been widely
investigated. Their toxicities, arresting and repellent
effects to stored-product insects and greenhouse
pests have been of special interest during the last
decade