Natural chemicals have considerable potential for vector management because these
chemicals are safer than conventional insecticides on account of their rapid environmental …

BACKGROUND: Four‐arm olfactometer bioassays were conducted to assess the
behavioural responses of the adult maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) …

We compared the behavioral responses of Aedes aegypti females to essential oils extracted
from native plants Melaleuca leucadendron (ML), Litsea cubeba (LC), and Litsea salicifolia …

Xylopia aethiopica is a medicinal plant of great repute in West Africa which produces a
variety of complex chemical compounds. The fresh and dried fruits, leaf, stem bark and root …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Piper guineense Schum & Thonn (Piperaceae) is
a medicinal plant used in the Southern States of Nigeria to treat fever, mental disorders and …

Abstract The African genus Piper is estimated to be composed of about 15 species found
mostly in the tropical regions of East, Central, and West Africa. The commonest of these …

The use of plants with repellent properties has been evidenced as an important tool in the
biocontrol of Culicidae that threaten public health. Studies on the main genera used for the …

The behavioral effects of four essential oils extracted from orange peel (Citrus aurantium L.),
cinnamon leaf (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl), citronella grass (Cymbopogon winterianus …

Essential oils extracted by steam distillation from Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf,
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle and Eucalyptus citriodora Hook were evaluated for their …

The insecticidal and repellent activities of fruit extracts of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.
and Dennettia tripetala (Baker f.) GE Schatz belonging to the family Annonaceae was …