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Repellency of essential oils against the domiciliary cockroach, Periplaneta americana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Faujan B. H. Ahmad ,
Muhammad M. Mackeen ,
Abdul M. Ali ,
Siti R. Mashirun  and
Mariani M. Yaacob
Faujan B. H. Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Muhammad M. Mackeen
Affiliation:
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Abdul M. Ali
Affiliation:
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Siti R. Mashirun
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mariani M. Yaacob
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Abstract

The essential oil extracts of six Malaysian plants, i.e. Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, Pandanus odorus, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum and Cymbopogon citratus, were evaluated for repellent activity against Periplaneta americana using a modification of the ‘two-cylinders’ method. Dose-dependent repellency ranging from 57.1 to 100% was exhibited by all six extracts at the lowest concentration tested (12 ppm).

Résumé

Les extraits d'huiles essentielles de six plantes de Malaisie, à savoir Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, Pandanus odorus, cinnamomun zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum et Cymbopogon citratus, ont été évalués pour leur activité répulsive contre Periplaneta americana en utilisant une modification de la méthode de ‘cylindre de verre en terre’. Tous les extraits testés ont présenté une répellence dose-dépendante variant de 57,1 à 100% à la plus basse concentration (12 ppm).

Keywords

essential oilsPeriplaneta americanarepellencyhuiles essentiellesPeriplanetta americanarépellence
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Short Communications
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 16 , Issue 3-4 , December 1995 , pp. 391 - 393
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Copyright © ICIPE 1995

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