ANTIFEEDANT ACTIVITY AND TOXICITY OF SOME PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS TO COLORADO POTATO BEETLE, LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA SAY (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)

Antifeedant activity and toxicity of some plant essential oils to Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Essential oils of Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad, Ocimum basilicum L., Myrtus communis Adapter Bars L., Thymus daenensis Celak, Mentha spicata L., and Eugenia caryophyllus (Sprengel) were evaluated for nutritional indices and mortality of the 4th instar larvae and adults of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say).Relative growth rate, relative consumption ra

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Elevated Gut Microbiome-Derived Propionate Levels Are Associated With Reduced Sterile Lung Inflammation and Bacterial Immunity in Mice

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are important dietary and microbiome metabolites that can have roles in gut immunity as well as further afield.We previously observed that gut microbiome alteration via antibiotics led to attenuated lung inflammatory responses.The rationale for this study was to identify gut microbiome Eco Palm Leaf Plates factors tha

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