Linalool efficacy

Nematicidal activity of some essential oils and their major constituents has been reported (12) Eugenol showed the most efficacy against 3 species of nematodes, while linalool, geraniol, and menthol were more effective against the root-knot nematode. 

Against German cockroaches, pulegone was, again, the most efficacious, followed by linalool and limonene (Table II). Male cockroaches were four times as susceptible as the females to pulegone. 

Weaver DK, Dubkel FV, Netzububanza L, Jackson LL, Stock DT (1991) The efficacy of linalool, a major component of freshly milled Ocimum canum Sim (Lamiaceae) for protection against post-harvest damage by certain stored Coleoptera J Stored Prod Res 27 213-270... 

G. C. Muller et al. Efficacy of the botanical repellents geraniol, linalool, and citronella against mosquitoes. J Vector Ecol, 34, 2, 2009. 

Several essential oil diffusers are conunercially available in a tabletop form or a clip-on form that attaches to clothing. To date, only a few have been tested for efficacy. The Coleman Mosquito Delete model 2950-602 is a small tabletop unit that heats 20 g cartridges, which can contain citronella, linalool, or geraniol for continuous release. Outdoors, citronella diffusers placed 20 feet from traps, reduced mosquitoes caught by 22%, linalool by 58%, and geraniol by 75%. Indoors, citronella diffusers reduced biting attempts by 68%, linalool by 93%, and geraniol by 91%P... 

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