• DOI:10.1017/S174275840001746X
Corpus ID: 85986166

Repellency of Essential Oils Against the Domiciliary Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana

@article{Ahmad1995RepellencyOE,
  title={Repellency of Essential Oils Against the Domiciliary Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana},
  author={F. Ahmad and M. M. Mackeen and A. Ali and Siti R. Mashirun and Mariani M. Yaacob},
  journal={International Journal of Tropical Insect Science},
  year={1995},
  volume={16},
  pages={391-393}
}

F. Ahmad, M. M. Mackeen, +2 authors Mariani M. Yaacob

Published 1995

Biology

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

The essential oil extracts of six Malaysian plants, i.e. Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, Pandanus odorus, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum and Cymbopogon citratus, were evaluated for repellent activity against Periplaneta americana using a modification of the “two-cylinders” method. Dose-dependent repellency ranging from 57.1 to 100% was exhibited by all six extracts at the lowest concentration tested (12 ppm).RésuméLes extraits d’huiles essentielles de six plantes de Malaisie… CONTINUE READING

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