(E)-Caryophyllene and α-Humulene: Aedes aegypti Oviposition Deterrents Elucidated by Gas Chromatography-Electrophysiological Assay of Commiphora leptophloeos Leaf Oil.

Aedes aegypti is responsible for the transmission of dengue, a disease that infects millions of people each year. Although essential oils are well recognized as sources of compounds with repellent and larvicidal activities against the dengue mosquito, much less is known about their oviposition deter...

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Main Authors: Rayane Cristine Santos da Silva, Paulo Milet-Pinheiro, Patrícia Cristina Bezerra da Silva, Alexandre Gomes da Silva, Marcia Vanusa da Silva, Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Nicácio Henrique da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4674132?pdf=render