Table 2. Synthesis of the behavioural response of An. gambiae females to DEET, permethrin and 20 plant extracts at 3 concentrations (0.01, 0.1 and 1% of product in the solution on chromatographic papers).
| Common name | Scientific name | Repellenteffect | Irritanteffect | Toxic effect | Extract form |
| DEET | 0 | + | 0 | Synthetic compound | |
| Permethrin | 0 | +++ | + | Synthetic compound | |
| Aframomum | Aframomum pruinosum | 0 | + | 0 | Essential oil |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | ++ | ++ | + | Essential oil |
| Citronella | Cymbopogon winterianus | + | ++ | + | Essential oil |
| Coleus | Plectranthus tenuicaulis | +++ | +++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Coriander | Coriandrum sativum | + | + | 0 | Essential oil |
| Cumin | Cuminum cyminum | + | +++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens | ++ | + | 0 | Essential oil |
| Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus globulus | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essential oil |
| Geranium | Pelargonium graveolens | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essential oil |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinalis | + | ++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Lemon | Citrus limon | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essential oil |
| Lemongrass | Cymbopogon citratus | +++ | +++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Litsea | Litsea cubeba | + | ++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Neem | Melia azadirachta | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vegetal oil |
| Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essential oil |
| Pepper | Piper nigrum | + | 0 | 0 | Essential oil |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | Biologic hydrolat |
| Savory | Satureja montana | 0 | 0 | + | Essential oil |
| Solidage | Solidago canadensis | + | ++ | 0 | Essential oil |
| Thyme | Thymus vulgaris | ++ | +++ | + | Essential oil |
0 = significant difference from the control with Fisher’s test,+ = significant difference from the control with Fisher’s test at one concentration.