Natural repellents a topic not to be neglected in a quest for new effective mosquito repellent: A review on Azardirachta indica (neem) and Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)
1 Human Health theme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, P.M.B., Kumasi, Ghana.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(02), 150-157.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2022.13.2.0331
Publication history:
Received on 11 October 2022; revised on 18 November 2022; accepted on 21 November 2022
Abstract:
The current rise in insecticide resistance of mosquitoes to synthetic compounds that used to be very effective is of great concern to malaria control. Several bio-compounds from plants and essential oils have insecticidal or repellent potencies. However, lack of harmonization and complete research on insecticides from plant origin have obscured the breakthrough of discovering an alternative plant-based mosquito repellent to the synthetic DEET-based repellents. This review seeks to provoke the drive for finding an alternative and effective mosquito repellent from plants or essential oil sources with focus on Azadirachta indica and Citrus sinensis.
Keywords:
Azadirachta indica; Citrus sinensis; Mosquito repellent
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