Plant species Plant family Country Plant extract Major compound (s) Targeted species 24 hr (ppm) Reference Eugenia melanadenia Myrtaceae Cuba Leaf EO ND Aedes aegypti (CAREC)85 [17 ] Psidium rotundatum Myrtaceae Cuba Leaf EO ND Aedes aegypti (CAREC)63 [17 ] Piper auritum Piperaceae Cuba Leaf EO Safrol Aedes aegypti (ROCK)17 [25 ] Pimenta racemosa Myrtaceae Cuba Leaf EO 4-terpineol, 1,8-cineol, eugenol, α -terpineol Aedes aegypti (ROCK)27 [25 ] Chenopodium ambrosioides Amaranthaceae Cuba Leaf EO Carvacrol, α -terpineol, p-cymene Aedes aegypti (ROCK)35 [25 ] Piper aduncum Piperaceae Cuba Leaf EO Dillapiole Aedes aegypti (ROCK)57 [25 ] Pinus tropicalis Pinaceae Cuba Turpentine oil ND Aedes aegypti (SDP)5.8 [27 ] Aedes aegypti (ROCK)2.3 Melaleuca quinquenervia Myrtaceae Cuba Leaf EO 1,8-cineol, α -pinene, β -pinene, aterpineol, limonene, viridiflorol Aedes aegypti (FS)47 [29 ] Aedes albopictus (FS)49 Culex quinquefasciatus (FS)21 Aedes aegypti (ROCK)47 Piper aduncum subsp. Ossanum Piperaceae Cuba Leaf EO ND Aedes aegypti (FS)36 [30 ] Aedes albopictus (FS)57.3 Culex quinquefasciatus (FS)59.5 Aedes aegypti (ROCK)35.3 Ocimim basilicum Lamiaceae Cuba Leaf EO ND Aedes aegypti (FS)47.5 [30 ] Aedes albopictus (FS)9.5 Culex quinquefasciatus (FS)31.4 Aedes aegypti (ROCK)46.9 Eucalyptus globulus Myrtaceae Cuba Leaf EO p-cymene, γ -terpinene, 1,8-cineol Aedes aegypti (FS)13.1 [10 ] Aedes albopictus (FS)91.2 Culex quinquefasciatus (FS)20.9 Aedes aegypti (ROCK)27.6 Bursera graveolens Burseraceae Cuba Leaf EO Limonene and β -elemene Aedes aegypti (FS)32.5 [10 ] Aedes albopictus (FS)31.8 Culex quinquefasciatus (FS)31.5 Aedes aegypti (ROCK)10.1 Croton linearis Euphorbiaceae Cuba Leaf EO 1,8-cineole, sabinene, 10-epi-γ -eudesmol Aedes aegypti (LS)64.24 17.86§ [33 ] Alpinia zerumbet Zingiberaceae Martinique Flower EO Terpinen-4-ol, p-cymene, γ -terpinene, sabinene, eucalyptol, α -terpinene Aedes aegypti (SBE)ND [34 ] Justicia pectoralis Acanthaceae Trinidad Leaf ethyl acetate ND Aedes aegypti (LS)ND [39 ] Manihot utilissima Euphorbiaceae Trinidad Leaf ethyl acetate ND Aedes aegypti (LS)ND [39 ] Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Trinidad Leaf ethyl acetate ND Aedes aegypti (LS)ND [39 ] Cordia curassavica Boraginaceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)758 >1,059 195,000 [41 ] Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)5,767 9,148.3 974,000 [41 ] Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)>20,000 8,828 31,0000 [41 ] Rhizophora mangle Rhizophoraceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)>20,000 14,173 676,000 [41 ] Avicennia germinans Acanthaceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)10,465.5 >15,000 40,0000 [41 ] Languncularia racemosa Combretaceae Trinidad Methanol Acetone Aqueous ND Aedes aegypti (FS)>20,000 >15,000 625,000 [41 ]