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Behavioral responses of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to four essential oils in Thailand

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The behavioral effects of four essential oils extracted from orange peel (Citrus aurantium L.), cinnamon leaf (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl), citronella grass (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt), and clove flower [Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry] were evaluated against two medically important species of mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say, using an excito-repellency test system. Ae. aegypti was collected from a small village in Kanchanaburi Province and Culex quinquefasciatus was captured from an urban area of Bangkok. Mosquitoes from the F1–F3 generations were tested in the excito-repellency test chamber for contact excitation and non-contact spatial repellency. Results showed that both species demonstrated varying levels of behavioral escape responses to different essential oils, showing a clear dose response depending on percent w/v concentration used. Orange oil produced the least response in both mosquito species, while citronella and clove the greatest. In general, Cx. quinquefasciatus exhibited much stronger behavioral responses to all four essential oils than Ae. aegypti. From this study, we conclude that the essential oils from various botanical sources should continue to be screened for protective properties against mosquitoes and other biting arthropods.

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The Thailand Research Fund Organization (Senior Research Scholar Program: RTA528007) and the Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute kindly funded this research.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Kornwika Suwansirisilp & Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

  2. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Suraphon Visetson

  3. Division of Computer and Statistics, Faculty of Liberal Art and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaensean, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand

    Atchariya Prabaripai

  4. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Kamphaensean, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand

    Somchai Tanasinchayakul

  5. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA

    John P. Grieco

  6. Public Health & Malaria Control Department, Jl. Kertajasa, Kuala Kencana, Papua, 99920, Indonesia

    Michael J. Bangs

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Suwansirisilp, K., Visetson, S., Prabaripai, A. et al. Behavioral responses of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to four essential oils in Thailand. J Pest Sci 86, 309–320 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-012-0464-8

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