Field trials on the repellent activity of four plant products against mainly Mansonia population in western Ethiopia

• Published in: Phytotherapy research Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 202 - 205
• Main Authors: Hadis, Mamuye, Lulu, Mesfin, Mekonnen, Yared, Asfaw, Teffera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.2003; Wiley
• Subjects: Animals; Azadirachta; Azadirachta indica; Biological and medical sciences; Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium; Corymbia maculata; Culicidae; essential oils; Ethiopia; Eucalyptus; General pharmacology; Humans; Insect Bites and Stings; Insect Bites and Stings - pathology; Insect Bites and Stings - prevention & control; Insect Repellents; Mansonia (Diptera); Medical sciences; neem extracts; Oils, Volatile; oleoresins; pathology; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Plant Leaves; prevention & control; Random Allocation; Ruta; Ruta chalepensis; Seasons; Tanacetum cinerariifolium; Ethiopia; Africa; Human; Mansonia; Pharmacognosy; Insecta; Compositae; Meliaceae; Eucalyptus maculata; Biological activity; Tanacetum cinerariifolium; Arthropoda; Dicotyledones; Animal; Angiospermae; Culicidae; Plant origin; Myrtaceae; Repellent; Spermatophyta; Essential oil; Invertebrata; Diptera; Azadirachta indica

The repellent activity of essential oils of lemon eucalyptus (Eucalyptus maculata citrodion), rue (Ruta chalepensis), oleoresin of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) and neem (Azadiracta indica) have been field tested as 40%, 50% and 75% solutions in coconut oil against populations of mosquit...