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Mosquitoes can transmit serious human diseases such as malaria, dengue, filariasis, and yellow fever, which affect more than 700 million people annually throughout the world.
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Tine-Djebbar, F., Guenez, R., Soltani, N. (2018). Chemical Composition and Insecticide Properties of the Essential Oils from Mentha Pulegium Against Aedes Caspius (Diptera: Culicidae). In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_154
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