Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oils from Peganum harmala, Nepeta cataria and Phellodendron amurense against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Main Authors: Shengxiang Yang (Author), Mingsheng Bai (Author), Jian Yang (Author), Yuan Yuan (Author), Yamei Zhang (Author), Jianchun Qin (Author), Yi Kuang (Author), Diego A. Sampietro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Essential oils from aerial parts of the herbs Peganum harmala and Nepeta cataria, and leaves of the tree Phellodendron amurense were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS, and their larvicidal activities were assayed on the early fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti. The major constituents of the oils were...