Phytochemistry, Mode of Action Predictions, and Synergistic Potential of <i>Hypenia irregularis</i> Essential Oil Mixtures for Controlling <i>Aedes aegypti</i>.

ABSTRACT: Aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito, presents a major public health challenge, highlighting the need for effective biorational agents for mosquito control. Here, we investigated the synergistic effects of essential oil mixtures derived from Hypenia irregularis that is a mint-family shrub native to Brazil's Cerrado biome, known as "alecrim do Cerrado", in combination with essential oils from noni (Morinda citrifolia), Brazilian mint ("salva-do-Marajó", Hyptis crenata), and lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) against Ae. aegypti. We conducted phytochemical analyses and assessed larvicidal, repellent, and oviposition deterrent activities. Using in silico methods, we predicted molecular interactions between key essential oil components

SUBMITTER: Viteri Jumbo LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12390512 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature