Circadian Sunrise Research

Modes of Action

Peppermint oil kills insects and mites by blocking neurotransmitters and disrupting tracheal membranes.   It kills fungi by compromising cell walls.

Corn oil kills insects and mites through suffocation.  As a fungicide it interferes with the attachment of the pathogen to the host and acts as a suffocant.

Powdery Mildews

Activity of some essential oils against Uncinula necator causing powdery mildew of grapevine

Control of Powdery and Downy Mildews of Cucumber by Using Cooking Oils and Yolk Mixture

Anthracnose Spp. (Leaf Blight, Twig Blight, Shoot Blight)  

Essential oil vapours suppress the development of anthracnose and enhance defence related and antioxidant enzyme activities in avocado fruit

Aphids

Antifeeding, settling inhibitory and toxic activities of labiate essential oils against the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Cercospora Spp. (Leaf Spot)

Efficacy of phytoextracts and oils of certain medicinal plants against Cercospora moricola Cooke., incitant of mulberry (Morusalba L.) leaf spot

Cladosporium Spp. (Leaf Spot)

Control of Gardenia Leaf Spot and Bud Rot Diseases Using Some Natural Plant Oils

Downy Mildew

Fungitoxicity of Essential Oils on Plasmopara Viticola,Causal Agent of Grapevine Downy Mildew

Control of Powdery and Downy Mildews of Cucumber by Using Cooking Oils and Yolk Mixture

Spider Mites

Acaricidal and quantitative structure activity relationship of monoterpenes against the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

Greenhouse Whitefly

Control Of Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes Vaporariorum) By Thyme And Peppermint

Mealybugs

Insecticidal activity of plant essential oils against the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus

Phomopsis spp. (leaf blights)

Activity of Some Essential Oils against Pathogenic Seed Borne Fungi on Legumes

Pseudomonal spp. (Olive Knott, Bacterial Canker, Twig Dieback, Blister Spot, Blossom Blast)

Antibacterial activity of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from leaf extracts – a medicinal plant

Thrips

Influence of plant volatiles on feeding damage caused by the onion thrips Thrips tabaci

Weevils

Insecticidal Effects of Peppermint and Black Pepper Essential Oils against Rice Weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. and Rice Moth, Corcyracephalonica (St.)

Biostimulant

Triacontanol: a potent plant growth regulator in agriculture

Stress Alterations in Growth Parameters, Pigment Content and Photosynthetic Functions of in vitro Cultured Plants

Stimulation of crop productivity, photosynthesis and artemisinin production in Artemisia annua L. by triacontanol and gibberellic acid application

Triacontanol Chinese Application Rates Table