Vol. 5, Issue 5, Part A (2018)

Fig. 1: A. Scoparia seedlings: (B) Steam Distillation set-up, and (C) Essential Oil

Fig. 2: Collection of adult Aedes mosquitoes using Prokopack aspirator (J. Hock Co.)

Fig. 3: Top view of the modified Y-Tube Repellent Assay Set-up with their corresponding parts. Mosquito image sizes exaggerated but all other parts proportional in sizes.

Fig. 4: The count of adult female mosquitoes that entered the test chamber under Artemisia scoparia essential oil at 10 μl against control at 5-mins interval and after it is removal from the stimulus chamber, 30 mins after.

Fig. 5: The count of adult female mosquitoes that entered the test chamber under Artemisia scoparia essential oil at.20 μl against control at 5-mins interval and after its removal from the stimulus chamber, 30 mins after.

Fig. 6: Comparison between commercial repellent against control

Fig. 7: First trial of comparison between A. scoparia EO (blue) and commercial repellent (red)

Fig. 8: Second trial on comparing repellency of A scoparia essential oil (blue) and commercial repellent (red), and 30 mins post treatment effect

Fig. 9: combined results of comparative trials between A scoparia EO and commercial repellent