Efficacy of Certain Essential Oils and Insect Repellents Against Land Leeches

Authors

  • D. R. Nath Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
  • N. G. Das Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
  • P. R. Malhotra Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.36.5982

Keywords:

Mylol, DMP, Repellants, Land Leeches

Abstract

Relative efficacy of six essential oils, viz., Cinnamon, Citronella, Eucalyptus, Orange, Pine, Spearmint and four insect repellents i.e, Dimethyl phthalate (DMP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), Expel and Mylol was investigated against landleeches,Haemadipsa zeylanica montivindicis Moore, under laboratory conditions. Cinnamon oil was found to be the best among the essential oils and out of repellents, Mylol and DMP were effective equally.

Author Biographies

D. R. Nath, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur

Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur-784001

N. G. Das, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur

Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur-784001

P. R. Malhotra, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur

Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur-784001

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Published

2014-01-21

How to Cite

Nath, D. R., Das, N. G., & Malhotra, P. R. (2014). Efficacy of Certain Essential Oils and Insect Repellents Against Land Leeches. Defence Science Journal, 36(3), 327–330. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.36.5982

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3

Section

General Papers

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