Repellent activity of essential oils: A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 372-378

  Nerio, Luz Stella ^a,b   Olivero Verbel, Jesus ^a,b   Stashenko, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b CENIVAM   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Essential oil; Mosquito; Plants; Repellent

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODS; CITRONELLOL; CYMBOPOGON; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HUMAN HEALTH; MONOTERPENES; MOSQUITO; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PLANT FAMILIES; PLANTS; REPELLENT; SESQUITERPENES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILE MIXTURES;

CHEMICALS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MIXTURES; OLEFINS; PHENOLS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CAMPHOR; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROCARBON; INSECT REPELLENT; LIMONENE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PINENE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; THYMOL; VANILLIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROCARBON; MOSQUITO; NATURAL RESOURCE; REPELLENT; SYNERGISM; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BASIL; CYMBOPOGON; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUCALYPTUS; HEALTH HAZARD; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLITE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; OILS, VOLATILE;

ARTHROPODA; CYMBOPOGON; DRYOBALANOPS; EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; OCIMUM;

EID: 70249139110     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.048     Document Type: Article

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