Evaluation of Some Plant Essential Oils against the Brown-Banded Cockroach, <i>Supella longipalpa</i> (Blattaria: Ectobiidae): A Mechanical Vector of Human Pathogens.

Abstract

Oregano oil could be used as a potential repellent against <i>S. longipalpa</i>. Also, all five essential oils could be used as the safe compounds for surface treating or fumigation in cockroach control programs while rosmary and oregano oils exhibited the most toxicity.