The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - do they actually repel?

Lopez AD, Galvan CJ, Holguin FO, Sroka CJ, Hansen IA

DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in insect science
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@article{allodium:10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728,
  title = {The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - do they actually repel?},
  author = {Lopez AD and Galvan CJ and Holguin FO and Sroka CJ and Hansen IA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in insect science},
  doi = {10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - do they actually repel?
AU  - Lopez AD
AU  - Galvan CJ
AU  - Holguin FO
AU  - Sroka CJ
AU  - Hansen IA
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in insect science
DO  - 10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728
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AD, L., CJ, G., FO, H., CJ, S., & IA, H. (2026). The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - do they actually repel?. Frontiers in insect science. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728

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