Insecticidal activity by Contact?

17 September 2019 0 3K Report

I need good experimental protocole for testing the insecticidal activity of some essential oils EO by contact;

I read some works that used acetone, ethanol or Tween 80 to diluate the EO in water before treating insects.

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