Fuente: WIPO "essential oil or extracts" A plant of the speciesLeptospermum liversidgeiwhich is able to block the carbon dioxide message to mosquitoes and/or fleas within the vicinity of its locus.
The present invention also provides a crude or refined essential oil extract from the said plant.
Another aspect of the invention provides a method for repelling mosquitoes and/or fleas comprising the cultivation of the said plant.
A further aspect of the invention provides another method for repelling mosquitoes and/or fleas comprising the use of the said essential oil extract from the said plant.