Luciano Melo de Souza

Artemisia annua Aqueous Extract as a Biocidal Agent against Alphitobius diaperinus Beetles in Poultry Litter

Luciano Melo de Souza, Maicon Aparecido Olin, Camila Carlino-Costa, Fábio Mazzonetto, Ilza Maria de Oliveira Sousa, Mary Ann Foglio, Gabriel Conde, Ives Charlie-Silva, Käthery Brennecke, Luiz Arthur Malta Pereira & Marco Antonio de Andrade Belo · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2026

Given the importance of controlling the lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in poultry farms, this study evaluated the biopesticidal activity of an aqueous extract of Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae). Dried leaves of A. annua were analyzed f...