Green Pesticides Handbook Essential Oils for Pest Control

4.4 Toxicology -- 4.5 Extraction of Peppermint Oil -- 4.6 Consumption and Export -- 4.7 Analysis -- 4.8 Chemical Composition -- 4.9 Physical Properties -- 4.10 Pest Control -- 4.10.1 Antimicrobial Activity -- 4.10.2 Larvicidal and Mosquito Repellent -- 4.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Oil: As a Green Pesticide -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Botany of the Plant -- 5.2.1 Taxonomic Classification -- 5.2.2 Habitat and Distribution -- 5.2.3 Botanical Description of the Plant -- 5.3 Methods of Extraction of Oil -- 5.3.1 Conventional Methods -- 5.3.1.1 Distillation -- 5.3.1.2 Soxhlet Extraction -- 5.3.2 Novel Extraction Methods -- 5.3.2.1 Microwave Extraction Method -- 5.3.2.2 Subcritical Water Extraction -- 5.3.2.3 Supercritical Fluid Extraction -- 5.3.2.4 Accelerated Solvent Extraction -- 5.3.2.5 Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction -- 5.4 Composition of Oil -- 5.4.1 Effect of Extraction Method on Composition and Yield of Basil Oil -- 5.5 Methods of Analysis of Basil Oil -- 5.5.1 Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector -- 5.5.2 Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry -- 5.6 Physicochemical Properties of Basil Oil -- 5.7 General Uses of Basil Oil -- 5.7.1 Food -- 5.7.2 Cosmetics -- 5.7.3 Pharmaceutical -- 5.7.3.1 Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities -- 5.8 Pesticidal Uses of Basil Oil -- 5.8.1 Insecticidal Activity of Basil Oil -- 5.8.2 Larvicidal Activity -- 5.8.3 Basil Oil as a Repellant -- 5.9 Advantages of Basil Oil as a Pesticide -- 5.10 Constraints of Basil Oil as a Pesticide -- 5.11 Basil Oil-Based Insecticides -- 5.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Lemongrass Oil: As a Green Pesticide -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Botany of the Plant -- 6.2.1 Taxonomic Classification (Shah et al. 2011) -- 6.2.2 Habitat and Distribution -- 6.2.3 Botanical Description of the Plant -- 6.2.4 Leaves -- 6.2.5 Flower