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Table 15.2. Plant species with insecticidal properties against cockroaches.
Plant species

Compound Species Reference

Ajuga reptans Ajugareptansones A

and B

Periplaneta americana Richter and Birkenbeil

(1987)

Betula lenta Oil Blatella germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Cinnamomum verum Bark and leaf oil B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Coreopsis grandifl ora Aqueous extract stem

leaves and fl ower

B. germanica and P.
americana

Heal et al . (1950)

Curcuma longa ,
Zingiber
offi cinale , Pandanus
odorus ,
Cinnamomum
zeylanicum ,
Syzygium
aromaticum
Cymbopogon citratus

Essential oil extract P. americana Ahmad et al . (1995)

Datura alba Crude leaf extract P. americana Khan et al . (2011)

Eucalyptus saligna Leaf oil Periplaneta orientalis Kambu et al . (1982)

Hedeoma pulegioides Oil B. germanica Cole (1932)

Juniperus virginiana Whole wood B. germanica , P.

americana and
Periplaneta fuliginosa

Appel and Mack (1989)

Laurus nobilis Leaf oil B. germanica and P.

americana

Schoonhoven and Jermy
(1977)

Lavandula angustifolia Oil B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Menta spicata Oil B. germanica Inazuka (1982a)

Mentha arvensis Oil B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Mentha piperita Oil B. orientalis

B. germanica

Cole (1932)
Schoonhoven and Jermy
(1977)

Mentha spicata Carvone and Pulegone B. germanica and P.

americana

Inazuka (1982b)

Origanum vulgare Oil B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Piper cubeba Cubeb oil Blatella Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)
Hartzell and Wilcoxon
(1942)

Rosa gallica Oil Repellent to Blatella Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Salvia sclarea Extract B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Saturejia hortensis Oil B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Vanilla planifolia Extract B. germanica Schoonhoven and Jermy

(1977)

Vetiveria zizanoides Oil Cockroach Jain et al. (1982)