Widespread resistance of Anopheles sp. populations to pyrethroid insecticides has led to the

search for sustainable alternatives in the plant kingdom. Among many botanicals, there is great

interest in essential oils and their constituents. Many researchers have explored essential oils

(EOs) to determine their toxicity and identify repellent molecules that are effective against Anopheles

populations. Essential oils are volatile and fragrant substances with an oily consistency typically

produced by plants. They contain a variety of volatile molecules such as terpenes and

terpenoids, phenol-derived aromatic components and aliphatic components at quite different

concentrations with a significant insecticide potential, essentially as ovicidal, larvicidal,

adulticidal, repellency, antifeedant, growth and reproduction inhibitors. The current review provides

a summary of chemical composition of EOs, their toxicity at different developmental …