Essential oils of some plants of the family capparidaceae. as repellents for the brown ear tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais.

Abstract

This thesis describes a chemical and bioactivity study of the essential oils of five tropical plant species of the family capparidaceae, namely Boscia angustifolia A. Rich var. angustifolia, Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, Cadaba farinosa Forsk, Gynandropsis gynandra(L.) Brig., and Thylachium africanum Lour. The essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts using amodified clavenger apparatus. Oils of various colours and essences were obtained..................