title: Plants traditionally used as mosquito repellents and the implication for their use in vector control.
abstract: Numerous plants with insect repelling properties are native to the tropics where they are produced for a wide range of medicinal purposes. In Thailand, these native plant species have a history of use for personal protection against biting insects. From our investigation we identified 37 plant species within 14 plant families that showed some mosquito repellent properties. Of these, 9 plant species were characterized using an excito-repellency test system against several Thai mosquito species. Results from these studies revealed that five essential oils extracted from plants demonstrated promising insect repellent activity. These active ingredients show promise for further development into formulations that may serve as alternatives to DEET or possibly be used as natural bio-pesticides to kill mosquitoes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. Electronic address: rungarun_tis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rungarun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tisgratog
authors.affiliation: Institute of Research and Development, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Patumthani 12110, Thailand. Electronic address: unchalee@mail.rmutt.ac.th.
authors.forename: Unchalee
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sanguanpong
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, 107D Galvin Life Science Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States. Electronic address: jgrieco@nd.edu.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grieco
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. Electronic address: ngernklun@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ratchadawan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ngoen-Kluan
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. Electronic address: faasthc@ku.ac.th.
authors.forename: Theeraphap
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chareonviriyaphap
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000187:drug effects*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000187:drug effects*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils
keywords: Excito-repellency; Mosquitoes; Plants; Repellent; Thailand