title: Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Greek Myrtle Essential Oils against Culex pipiens biotype molestus.
abstract: Fresh leaves of Myrtus communis collected from different localities in Greece, were subjected to hydrodistillation and the oils obtained were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. The analyses showed mainly quantitative differences, with the monoterpenes myrtenyl acetate, α-pinene, 1,8-cineole, and linalool, along with limonene, dominating the majority of the analyzed Myrtle oils. The evaluation of the larvicidal activity of the samples against Culex pipiens biotype molestus mosquito showed that all tested samples exhibited moderate to weak toxicity, with cultivated M. communis subsp. communis oil being the most active.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutsaviti
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lignou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bazos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koliopoulos
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michaelakis
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giatropoulos
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tzakou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D031651:Myrtus / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils