Table 1.

Selected reviews covering the use of PDPs against pests of veterinary, medical and agricultural significance

Author/s	Year	Focal PDP/s	Focal mode/s of action	Focal target/s	Focal host/s group/s
Casida	1980	Pyrethrum	Toxicant; Repellent; Knockdown	Insects	Veterinary; Medical
Schmutterer	1990	Neem	Numerous	Numerous	Medical; Agricultural*
Sukumar et al.	1991	Numerous	Numerous	Mosquitoes	Medical
Mulla and Su	1999	Neem	Numerous	Ectoparasites	Veterinary; Medical
Brahmachari	2004	Neem	Numerous	Numerous, including pathogens* and endoparasites*	Medical; Agricultural*
Shaalan et al.	2005	Essential oils	Larvicide; Insect Growth Regulator	Mosquitoes	Medical
Isman	2006	Numerous	Antifeedant; Repellent; Toxicant	Insects	Medical; Agricultural*
Bakkali et al.	2008	Essential oils	Cytotoxicity including cell membrane damage	Numerous, including pathogens*	Medical; Agricultural*
George et al.	2008	Multiple	Toxicant; Repellent	Ectoparasites	Veterinary
Koul et al.	2008	Essential oils	Numerous	Numerous	Medical; Agricultural*
Russo et al.	2009	Numerous	Toxicant; Repellent	Numerous, including endoparasites*	Veterinary
Bissinger and Roe	2010	Focus on Terpenoids	Repellent	Ticks	Medical; Veterinary
Nerio et al.	2010	Essential oils	Repellent	Mosquitoes	Medical
Schmahl et al.	2010	Essential oils, Neem	Toxicant; Repellent	Ectoparasites	Veterinary; Medical; Agricultural*
Maia and Moore	2011	Numerous	Repellent	Mosquitoes	Medical
Ogbuewu et al.	2011	Neem	Numerous	Numerous	Veterinary; Medical; Agricultural*
Regnault-Roger	2011	Essential oils	Toxicant	Insects	Agricultural; Medical
Saha et al.	2011	Neem	Repellent	Insects	Agricultural*
Ghosh et al.	2012	Extracts	Numerous	Mosquito (larvae)	Medical
Kiss et al.	2012	Multiple	Toxicant; repellent	Ticks	Veterinary

*Not covered by the current review.