01706nas a2200169   4500008004500000245011300045210006900158260001500227300001400242490000600256520113800262653002301400100002101423700002201444700001801466856005201484       2008                        Engldsh  00aEssential oil of Ocimum grattissimum (Labiatae) as Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) protectant0 aEssential oil of Ocimum grattissimum Labiatae as Sitophilus zeam  c20 October  a3771-37760 v73 aOcimum grattissimum L. (Labiatae) leaves are widely eaten as a vegetable in Nigeria, and in the eastern parts, are traditionally used in post-harvest protection and relieving stomach aches. The effect of the essential oil of O. grattissimum leaves on Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was assessed for repellency, mortality, progeny emergence and maize damage in the laboratory. The oil was found to be moderately repellent to the maize weevil and induced high mortality in the weevils. In addition, grains treated with the essential oil showed significant reduction in the number of progeny derived from surviving S. zeamais. There was no observable feeding damage on grains treated with the highest dosage of the essential oil extract. Gas chromatography-linked mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and GC co-injections with authentic samples showed the presence of the following major constituents: thymol (32.7%), paracymene (25.4%), ?-terpinene (10.8%), ss-selinene (4.5%), phellandrene (3.9%) and ss-myrcene (3.1%). The results provide a scientific rationale for the use of the plant in post-harvest protection.10aSitophilus zeamais1 aAsawalam, E., F.1 aEmosairue, S., O.1 aHassanali, A.  uhttp://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/Archive.htm