Citronella Essential Oil

  • Botanical Name: Cymbopogon winterus
  • Alternative Names: Citronella grass, Java citronella
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • Primary Constituent: Beta-elemene
  • Other Main Constituents: Geraniol, Citronellol
  • Distillation Method: Steam Distillation
  • Plant Part: Herb

Essential oils and their compositions as spatial repellents for pestiferous social wasps

Zhang QH, Schnidmiller RG, Hoover DR Pest Management Science, 2013 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The study objectives were: (1) to field test potential repellency of common essential oils against several pestiferous social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), using attractant-baited traps; (2) to identify vespid antennally active compounds from the repellent essential oils; (3) to determine potential repellency of these… Read more »