| chemical composition and larvicidal evaluation of mentha, salvia, and melissa essential oils against the west nile virus mosquito culex pipiens. | the volatile metabolites of wild-growing mentha spicata, m. longifolia, m. suaveolens, melissa officinalis, salvia fruticosa, s. pomifera subsp. calycina, and s. pomifera subsp. pomifera from greece were determined by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the insecticidal properties of the analyzed essential oils were screened on culex pipiens larvae. additionally two of the main components of the essential oils, piperitenone oxide and 1,8-cineole were assayed against c. p ... | 2010 | 20405142 |