. . From: blhass@xxxxxxx To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:24:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [Bulk] [Net-Gold] Is this an urban myth? will this do? http://etd.auburn.edu/etd/bitstream/handle/ 10415/1942/thesis%20draft%209.pdf?sequence=1 Toxicity and Repellency of Essential Oils to the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) by Alicia Kyser Phillips . "...Linalool can be extracted from sweet basil (Yousif et al. 1999)...." ."...Strong contact insecticidal activity (LC50 value of 0.12 mg/cm2) was observed when linalool was tested against adult German cockroaches for contact toxicity (filter paper bioassay) (Jang et al.2005)...."
search terms roaches repellant basil university Best wishes, Barbara, retired librarian From: Richard Lee Holbert <rlhintexas@xxxxxxx> To: Net-Gold <Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Jun 30, 2012 3:25 pm Subject: Re: [Bulk] [Net-Gold] Is this an urban myth?I have been told my an aunt of mine ( since passed ) that flies, fleas and mosquito's do not like basil but I am unaware of roaches.
SeanG wrote: > Do insects (specifically roaches) hate Basil?> I've read it everywhere on the net, yet not from any article from a scientific point of view.