Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 15 4 2026 10 15 Sustainable control of Tetranychus urticae (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) using plant-derived oils on squash and eggplant under field conditions 150401 150401 10.22073/pja.1500401 EN Hanady A. Abomousa Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Mites Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 0009-0002-2149-4567 Shiry S. Takla Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Mites Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 0009-0009-6214-6607 Ayat M. El-Sayed Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt 0009-0000-9345-9600 Mona A. Mohammed Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Dept., Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12311, Cairo, Egypt 0000-0002-9835-213X Journal Article 2025 11 11 As global agriculture intensifies, the need for effective and environmentally sustainable pest control strategies has become critical. Synthetic pesticides, while effective, pose considerable risks to human health, ecological balance, and contribute and ABTS⁺&bull radical scavenging assays. Annona oil demonstrated the strongest antioxidant effect in the DPPH assay with an IC50 of (1.318 &micro g/mL), surpassing both vitamin C (1.664 &micro g/mL) and Trolox (2.073 &micro g/mL). In the ABTS assay, the mixed oil formulation (1:1:1) exhibited the highest scavenging capacity (IC₅₀ = 1.337 &micro g/mL), indicating a potential synergistic effect among the three oils. These results reflect the oils&rsquo capacity to neutralize free radicals and suggest additional health and shelf-life benefits if incorporated into crop protection strategies. Laboratory acaricidal bioassays showed significant mite mortality with increasing EO concentrations, with https://www.persianacarology.org/article_252917_f0e194a69ebff3ed226642846d656543.pdf