Repellent effects of the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta on the sandfly, Phlebotomus duboscqi

• Published in: BMC research notes Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 98
• Main Authors: Kimutai, Albert, Ngeiywa, Moses, Mulaa, Margaret, Njagi, Peter G. N., Ingonga, Johnstone, Nyamwamu, Lydia B., Ombati, Cyprian, Ngumbi, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.02.2017; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Assay - methods; Cricetinae; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Cymbopogon - chemistry; Cymbopogon citratus; DEET - pharmacology; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Health aspects; Humans; Insect Control - methods; Insect repellents; Insect Repellents - pharmacology; Insect Vectors - drug effects; Insect Vectors - physiology; Lemongrass oil; Marigolds; Oils, Volatile - isolation & purification; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Phlebotomus - physiology; Phlebotomus duboscqi; Phlebotomus fever; Plant Oils - isolation & purification; Plant Oils - pharmacology; Prevention; Species Specificity; Tagetes - chemistry; Tagetes minuta; Kenya; Phlebotomus duboscqi; Lemon grass; Tagetes minuta L; Repellent; Essential oil; Cymbopogon citratus; Mexican marigold

The sandfly, Phlebotomus duboscqi is a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) that is an important public health problem in Eastern Africa. Repellents have been used for protection of humans against vectors of ZCL and other vectors that transmit killer diseases including malaria, Rift Vall...