FAILURE OF THE MOSQUITO-PLANT, PELARGONIUM X CITROSUM VANLEENII, TO REPEL ADULT AEDES-ALBOPICTUS AND CULEX-QUINQUEFASCIATUS IN FLORIDA

Authors
CILEK JE SCHREIBER ET
Citation
Je. Cilek et Et. Schreiber, FAILURE OF THE MOSQUITO-PLANT, PELARGONIUM X CITROSUM VANLEENII, TO REPEL ADULT AEDES-ALBOPICTUS AND CULEX-QUINQUEFASCIATUS IN FLORIDA, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 10(4), 1994, pp. 473-476
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
8756971X
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
473 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-971X(1994)10:4<473:FOTMPX>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The efficacy of the ''mosquito plant'', Pelargonium x citrosum 'van Le enii', as an area-wide repellent against adult host-seeking Aedes albo pictus and Culex quinquefasciatus females was evaluated. No significan t differences (P > 0.05) were observed in the number of mosquitoes lan ding on the forearms of human subjects in locations where plants were present compared with areas without plants. In laboratory cage trials, more Cx. quinquefasciatus adults rested on excised leaves of this cul tivar compared side-by-side with similar size and shape white paper le af models.