Repellent activity of selected essential oils against Aedes aegypti

• Main Authors: W. Choochote, U. Chaithong, K. Kamsuk, A. Jitpakdi, P. Tippawangkosol, B. Tuetun, D. Champakaew, B. Pitasawat
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34347324937&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61372
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Essential oils extracted from ten plant species were screened for repellency against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Three oils; Zanthoxylum piperitum, Anethum graveolens and Kaempferia galanga, exerted protection against A. aegypti, with median complete-protection times of 1, 0.5 and 0.25 h, respectively...