Table 5.
Compounds/materials that have been evaluated as fire ant repellants.
| Compound/Material | References |
|---|---|
| Formic acid | [84] |
| Clove powder | [63] |
| Eugenol | [63] |
| Eugenol acetate | [63] |
| Beta-caryophyllene | [63] |
| Sweet wormwood oil | [67] |
| Camphor | [67] |
| Linalool | [67] |
| Cineole | [67,85] |
| α-Terpineol | [67,85] |
| L-(-)-Borneol | [67] |
| Decylamine | [57] |
| Dodecylamine | [57] |
| D-Limonene | [85] |
| Mint oil | [60] |
| Camphor oil | [86] |
| Cupressus nootkatensis essential oil | [59] |
| Acorus calamus powder | [64] |
| α-Asarone | [64] |
| β-Asarone | [64] |
| Soil in rhizosphere of Viburnum odoratissimum | [70] |
| Soil containing cinnamon leaf debris | [62] |
| Anthranilate | [82] |
| Butyl anthranilate | [82] |
| Callicarpenal | [87] |
| Intermedeol | [87] |
| Hedychium essential oil | [88] |
| Feng Yu Jing, a Chinese essential oil product | [81,89,90] |
| Viridiflorol | [85] |
| E-Nerolidol | [91] |
| α-Pinene | [85] |
| β-Pinene | [85] |
| α-Terpinene | [85] |
| γ-Terpinene | [85] |
| Terpinen-4-ol | [85] |
| E-Nerolidol | [91] |
| β-Caryophyllene | [91] |
| Vetiver oil | [92] |
| Salvia sclarea oil | [93] |
| Capsicum annuum oil | [93] |
| Cymbopogon nardus oil | [93] |
| Ilex purpurea oil | [93] |
| Cinnamomum cassia oil | [93] |
| Mentha Canadensis oil | [90] |
| Salvia sclarea oil | [90] |
| Capsicum annuum oil | [90] |
| Mentha longifolia oil | [90] |
| Pinus spp oil | [90] |
| Cedrus deodara oil | [90] |
| Eucalyptus globulus essential oil | [94] |
| Artemisia carvifolia essential oil | [94] |
| Sage (Saliva sp.) shaving water suspension | [95] |
| Pine needle shaving water suspension | [95] |
| Cedar shaving water suspension | [95] |
| Grass WW-B.Dahl | [96] |
| Red cedar mulch | [97] |
| Pine bark mulch | [97] |
| Red cypress mulch | [97] |
| Hardwood mulch | [97] |
| Basil essential oil | [98] |
| Citronella essential oil | [98] |
| Lemon essential oil | [98] |
| Peppermint essential oil | [98] |
| Tea tree essential oil | [98] |
| Eucalyptus essential oil | [98] |
| Carboxylic acids | [78] |
| Carboxylic acid and dicarboxylic acid esters | [78,79] |
| Alcohols | [78] |
| Ketones | [78] |
| Ylang ylang oil | (Du et al. unpublished data) |
| Sodium dehydroacetate | [83] |