Repellent effect of some essential oil from Ivorian ethnomedicinal plant against malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae (Giles, 1902)

To address the resistance developed by mosquitoes to pyrethroids in sub-Saharan Africa in general and by Anopheles gambiae in Cote d'Ivoire in particular, it has become urgent to seek insecticides with novel modes of action. Plant extracts such as essential oils, which generally contain a high proportion of bioactive molecules with insecticidal properties, could be a promising avenue. One alternative to control is to find natural repellents to...