Table 1.

Main essential oil components of the seven essential oils investigated for larvicidal toxicity against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus.

Essential Oil	Major components
Cinnamomum verum J. Presl	Cinnamaldehyde (98.3%), 3-carene (0.3%), β-caryophyllene (0.1%)
Citrus aurantifolia Swingle	Limonene (98.6%), β-pinene (0.1%), α-pinene (0.1%)
Cuminum cyminum Linnaeus	Cuminaldehyde (89.6%), α-pinene (3.2%), limonene (1.1%)
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry	Eugenol (96.3%), chavicol (1.23%), β-caryophyllene (1.1%)
Laurus nobilis Linnaeus	Eucalyptol (76.1%), α-pinene (5.7%) β-myrcene (4.6%)
Lippia berlandieri Shauer	Carvacrol (57.5%), thymol (32.8%), p-cymene (1.8%)
Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus	t-Anethole (78.0%), β-myrcene (15.3%), limonene (2.1%)