Citronella plants can grow on marginal lands. Cultivation of citronella by farmers in Gayo Lues Regency is carried out under pine stands and open fields. This study aims to examine the agronomic characteristics cultivated agroforestry that was gardens owned all sub-districts Regency. used a field survey method quantitative descriptive analysis. The observed were orchards land different soil typ...

Insect repellent textiles offer protection against disease-causing vectors such as mosquitoes, flies, and ticks. Protection is based on the incorporation of insect compounds present in plant oil derivatives or synthetic oils. The effectiveness application natural repellents citronella grass, lemongrass, rosemary, peppermint, holy basil, tea tree, neem, lavender, thyme, lemon eucalyptus, clove, ...

Cattle fever ticks (CFT), vectors of bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis, were eradicated from the United States by 1943, but are frequently reintroduced from neighboring border states of Mexico via stray cattle and wildlife hosts including white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (WTD) and nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus). Nilgai antelope are exotic bovids from India that are hosts o...

How to cite this article: Venter, G.J., Labuschagne, K., Boikanyo, S.N.B. & Morey, L., 2014, ‘Assessment of the repellent effect of citronella and lemon eucalyptus oil against South African Culicoides species’, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 85(1), Art. #992, 5 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/jsava.v85i1.992 The use of insect repellents to reduce the attack rate of Culico...

we studied the antioxidant activities of the essential oils of zataria multiflora boiss. (zeo) and bunium persicum (boiss.) b. fedtsch (beo) in mixed form on linseed oil using (dpph•), ­(­abts•+), h2o2 scavenging, and reducing power assays. after calculation of ic50 for zeo and beo separately, interactions of the essential oils were investigated at the form of mixture and the results were given...

The vision of the orphanage is to create a society that physically and mentally prosperous through empowering underprivileged children, progressively professionally form generation Khaira Ummah. To support this, community service team needs equip children with knowledge skills are expected provide creative ideas in entrepreneurship application appropriate technology for production hand sanitize...