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. 2019 Mar 27;6(2):42. doi: 10.3390/medicines6020042

Table 1.

Larvicidal activity of essential oil nanoemulsions.

Specie Common Name Main Essential Oil Compound(s) Emulsificant Insect References
Anethum graveolens Dill p--Cymene and α-phellandrene Tween 20 Anopheles stephensi [42]
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon p-Allylanisole Tween 20 Anopheles stephensi [41]
Baccharis reticularia Sand-Rosemary D-limonene Tween 80 Aedes aegypti [39]
Cinnamomum zeylanicum True cinnamon tree Cinnamaldehyde Tween 80 Alphitobius diaperinus [38]
Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus 1,8-cineole Tween 80 Culex quinquefasciatus [31]
Ocimum basilicum Basil Methyl-chavicol Tween 20 Aedes aegypti [32]
Ocimum basilicum Basil trans-β-Guaiene and α-Cadinol Tween 80 Culex quinquefasciatus [44]
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1,8-cineole Tween 20 Aedes aegypti [34]
Vitex negundo Chinese chaste tree 2(R)-acetoxymethyl-1,3,3-trimethyl-4t-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-1t-cyclohexanol Tween 80 Aedes aegypti [40]