Bioprospection for Repellent Effect of Natural Volatiles from Ocimum suave Willd Growing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania against Anopheles Mosquitoes
Wilson Leonidas, Judith Kagondi Shipili, Josephat A. Saria, Yohana Lawi, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Frank Magogo, William N. Kisinza & Hamisi M. Malebo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015
Essential oil was extracted from Ocimum suave Willd leaves by water distillation and tested for repellency effectiveness against Anopheles gambiae adult mosquitoes. The percentage yield of the essential oil was 0.2%. Six concentrations of O. suave essential oil were applied on hu...
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10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14710