Repellency of Aromatic Medicinal Plant Extracts and a Steam Distillate to Aedes aegypti

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

146-149

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Young-Cheol Yang, Eun-Hae Lee, Hoi-Seon Lee, Dong-Kyu Lee, Young-Joon Ahn

 

Abstract

The repellent activity of methanol extracts from 23 aromatic medicinal plant species and asteam distillate against female blood-starved Aedes aegypti was examined in the laboratory by skin test andcompared with that of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet). Responses varied according to...

Notes

Author(s) - Young-Cheol Yang, Eun-Hae Lee, Hoi-Seon Lee, Dong-Kyu Lee, Young-Joon Ahn