Essential oils of many plants were observed to have
mosquito larvicidal property [36] and have received
attention as potentially controlling vectors of mosquitoborne disease [37]. Therefore, the use of plant oils in
insect/mosquito control is an alternative pest control
method for minimizing the noxious effects of some
pesticidal compounds on the environment [38]. The
present study has identified more plant oils showing
larvicidal activity against Ae. aegypti and the obtained
results suggest that the plant oils are promising as
larvicides against Ae. aegypti larvae. Moreover, these
results could be useful in the search for newer, more
selective and biodegradable larvicidal natural compounds