Mosquito Repellency Effects of The Essential Oils from Cinnamomum iners Leaves and Barks

Synthetic mosquito repellents containing DEET (N, N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide), DEPA (N, N-diethyl phenylacetamide), permethrin and deltamethrin as active components are known to be the most effective repellents. However, these types of repellents have contributed to numerous toxic effects on not on...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2020-12, Vol.596 (1), p.12079
Main Authors: Wahab, I R Abdul, Jaliuddin, A F, Anuar, N A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetanilide
Bark
Bioassays
Cinnamomum
Culicidae
DEET
Deltamethrin
Essential oils
Formulations
Insecticides
Insects
Leaves
Local communities
Mosquitoes
Natural products
Nontarget organisms
Oils & fats
Permethrin
Repellency
Repellents
Toxicity
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Summary:Synthetic mosquito repellents containing DEET (N, N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide), DEPA (N, N-diethyl phenylacetamide), permethrin and deltamethrin as active components are known to be the most effective repellents. However, these types of repellents have contributed to numerous toxic effects on not only the environment, but also non-target organisms. The use of natural products such as essential oils is reported as a safe alternative. To date, the study on repellency activities against mosquitoes using Malaysian plants is rare. In the present study, essential oils from leaves and barks of Cinnamomum iners have been reported to show repellency activity, and the whole plant have been used by the local communities to repel mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects. Repellency assay of the oils against Aedes aegypti was conducted using the percentage repellency bioassay method at three different concentrations: 1%, 5% and 10%. The results showed that the essential oils from barks had a significant percentage repellency (p
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/596/1/012079