Repellent activities of the essential oils of four sudanese accessions of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) against Anopheles mosquito

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2645-2648

  Nour, Azhari H ^a   Elhussein, Salah A ^b   Osman, Nour A ^b   Nour, Abduelrahman H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Aopheles mosquito; Essential oil; Extraction; Ocimum basilicum; Repellency

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES; AOPHELES MOSQUITO; LABIATAE; MOSQUITO REPELLENCY; OCIMUM BASILICUM; REPELLENCY;

BIOASSAY; EXTRACTION; OIL WELLS; SEED;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 67649797880     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.2645.2648     Document Type: Article

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