Efficacy and Safety of Essential Oils in The Control of Mosquito: A Review of Research Findings

For millennia, people have utilized essential oil-rich plants to control mosquitoes and other hematophagous insects. A review of the literature found that terpenoids "sesquiterpenoid-rich oils" were effective in mosquito control. Due benign impression successful prevention bites, there has been a recent surge acceptance biobased agents as solutions, conjunction with worldwide demand take action battle climate change its consequences. Materials for this review, which included works published last decade even earlier, sourced from research databases Scopus, Web Science, PubMed, ERIC, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, Directory Open Access Journals (DOAJ), JSTOR using keywords "essential oils," "larvicidal activity," "oviposition deterrent," "repellents," "toxicity," "safety," "efficacy." " Recent low middle-income African populations prefer plant-based repellents over manufactured chemical such N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide N-diethyl phenylacetamide. Although ethnobotanical studies demonstrated are effective, environmentally friendly, almost no biohazard impact, they also source bioactive substances creation novel repellent products. The World Health Organization relevant agencies yet certify accept bulk these potential viability. Furthermore, is very limited comparison list efficiency safety repellents. As result, need further investigate bio-based natural their formulations control, allowing production deliver high repellence while ensuring consumer safety.