Chemical Compositions of the Peel Essential Oil of <i>Citrus aurantium</i> and Its Natural Larvicidal Activity against the Malaria Vector <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Comparison with <i>Citrus paradisi</i>.

Abstract

The results obtained from this study suggest that the limonene of peel essential oil of <i>C. aurantium</i> is promising as larvicide against <i>An. stephensi</i> larvae and could be useful in the search for new natural larvicidal compounds.