ArticleScientific reports2024
Evaluating repellence properties of catnip essential oil against the mosquito species Aedes aegypti using a Y-tube olfactometer.
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- The potential of essential oils as mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) bio-repellents: a systematic review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026Pooled it
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- Evaluating repellence properties of a catnip essential oil-based mosquito repellent using the human landing catch method in Eastern Uganda.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Safer Alternative Bio-Repellent: Targeting Mosquito Odorant-Binding Proteins with Catnip-Derived Nepetalactones fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Triple-Olfactory Mechanism Synergy: Development of a Long-Lasting DEET-Botanical Composite Repellent AgainstInsects · 2026Article
- Characterization of Terpenoids in Aromatic Plants Using Raman Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Behavioral Responses ofInsects · 2025Article
- Making scents of mosquito repellents.Trends in parasitology · 2025Review
- An Investigation into the Biological Activities of Four Lamiaceae Essential Oils AgainstPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The mosquito species Aedes aegypti (L.) is known to act as a vector in the transmission of various diseases, including dengue fever and yellow fever. The use of insect repellents is one of precautionary measures used to mitigate the risk of these diseases in humans by reducing mosquito biting. Nepetalactone, a potent natural insect repellent primarily found in catnip (Nepeta cataria) essential oil, has emerged as a promising candidate for mosquito repellence. Here, we evaluated the potential of catnip essential oil (> 95% nepetalactone) for use as a mosquito repellent. Using a Y-tube olfactometer and human hands as an attractant, we analysed the effectiveness of catnip oil at repelling the mosquito species Aedes aegypti. We tested a range of dilutions of catnip essential oil and found that concentrations as low as 2% were effective at repelling > 70% of mosquitoes for between one and four hours after repellent application. These findings suggest that nepetalactone could potentially be used as a natural, effective alternative to synthetic mosquito repellents, thereby offering protection against vector-borne diseases.
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