Table 2.
The mosquito repellent activity of three major compounds isolated from C. winterianus oil.
Active component | Minute after treatment (% repellency activity, mean) | |||||
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5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | |
Citronellal | 84.00 | 82.00 | 80.00 | 77.33 | 74.00 | 71.33 |
Citronellol | 86.67 | 84.67 | 82.67 | 80.67 | 78.67 | 77.34 |
Geraniol | 90.67 | 88.00 | 84.67 | 82.00 | 79.33 | 78.00 |