The Culex pipiens mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) is highly suspected to be the vector responsible for spread of several parasitic and viral diseases. use synthetic insecticides generally preferred method controlling these mosquitoes’ proliferation. However, it has led resistance problems in target mosquitoes environmental damage. Hence, diverse plant extracts could considered as an alternative p...

The chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from 10 commonly consumed herbs: Citrus aurantium, C. limon, Lavandula angustifolia, Matricaria chamomilla, Mentha piperita, M. spicata, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris and Salvia officinalis have been determined. The antibacterial activity of these oils and their main components; i.e. camphor, carvacrol, ...

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is one of the most widely grown essential oil crops in the world. Commercial extraction of lavender oil is done using steam distillation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the length of the distillation time (DT) on lavender essential oil yield and composition when extracted from dried flowers. Therefore, the following distillation...

This work combined a micromorphological and phytochemical study approach on Lavandula angustifolia Mill. cultivated at the Ghirardi Botanic Garden (Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy). The observations leaves flowers revealed occurrence of three trichome morphotypes: peltate, short- medium-stalked capitate. histochemical dyes evidenced huge production terpenes by peltate capitates, while short-stalke...

background and objectives: despite the vast production of new antibiotics in the last three decades, resistance to these drugs by microorganisms has increased and essential oils (eos) have been recognized to possess antimicrobial properties. methods:  in the present study, eos obtained from aerial parts of thymus vulgaris l., lavandula angustifolia mill., rosmarinus officinalis l. and mentha pi...