Efficacy of essential oils from Citrus plants against mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say)

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Essential oils Repellency Aedes aegypti Culex quinquefasciatus

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Soonwera, M.
Plant Production Technology Section, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand

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The eight essential oil derived from citrus plants (Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.&Panz.) Swingle, Citrus aurantium L., Citrus hystrix DC., Citrus maxima (Burm.f.) Merr., Citrus medica L. var sarcodaclylis Swingle, Citrus reticulate Blanco, Citrus sinensis Osbeck and Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands were evaluated for repellent activity against female adult of Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say), and compared them with chemical repellent (IR3535 12.5 w/w; Johnon’s Baby Clear Lotion ®). Each herbal essential oil in ethyl alcohol was applied at 0.33 μl/cm2 on the forearms of volunteers. On the protection time (in minutes), biting rate (%) and protection (%) revealed that essential oil of C. aurantifolia was effective as repellent and feeding deterrent against Ae. aegypti (65.0±22.91 minutes protection times, 1.5% biting rate and 98.5% protection) and Cx. quinquefasciatus (71.7±5.8 minutes protection times, 1.7% biting rate and 98.3% protection). Thus, repellent activity indicated the order of protection time and biting rate against two mosquito species in eight essential oils as C. aurantifolia > C. microcarpa > C. maxima > C. reticulate > C. sinensis > C. hystrix > C. aurantium >C. medica var sarcodaclylis. Meanwhile, the period of protection time against two mosquito species of all herbal essential oil was higher than IR3535 (3.0±0 minutes for Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus).

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Soonwera, M. (2015). Efficacy of essential oils from Citrus plants against mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say). International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 11(3), 669–681. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/6338
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