“…The odor of volatile compounds as well as their taste provokes specific and precise behavioral responses of insects, i.e., movement away (avoidance) from the non-host or movement towards the host plant (attraction) [ 40 ]. Besides avoidance behavior induced by odor and taste of secondary plant metabolites, non-host plant compounds may also negatively affect consumption and/or impair the digestion and nutrient absorption, interfere with mitochondrial function, and have toxic, genotoxic, and prooxidant effects [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. These collateral effects caused by secondary metabolites and, among them essential oils, on behavior and insect physiology are the basis for their application as botanical insecticides.…”