Evaluation of repellent action of Cymbopogan martinii martinii Stapf var sofia oil against Anopheles sundaicus in tribal villages of Car Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

A field study was carried out to evaluate the mosquito repellent action of Cymbopogan martinii martinii Stapf var sofia oil in tribal village of Car Nicobar Island. Results revealed that application of 1 ml of the oil provided 98.7% protection in indoor and 96.52% in outdoor conditions during 12 h p...

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Published inJournal of vector borne diseases Vol. 40; no. 3-4; pp. 100 - 104
Main Authors Das, M K, Ansari, M A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 01.09.2003
Subjects
An. sundaicus
Animals
Anopheles
Cymbopogon
Female
Humans
India
Insect Repellents
malaria
mosquito repellent
palmarosa
Plant Oils
Rural Population
India
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Summary:A field study was carried out to evaluate the mosquito repellent action of Cymbopogan martinii martinii Stapf var sofia oil in tribal village of Car Nicobar Island. Results revealed that application of 1 ml of the oil provided 98.7% protection in indoor and 96.52% in outdoor conditions during 12 h period of observation from the bites of An. sundaicus. Cymbopogan martinii martinii Stapf var sofia oil is an indigenous product, its application is safe and can be widely used for protection from malaria.
ISSN:0972-9062