Nepetalactone is a name for multiple iridoid analog stereoisomers. Nepetalactones are produced by Nepeta cataria (catnip) and many other plants belonging...

taxonomy. The plant terpenoid nepetalactone is the main chemical constituent of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria. Nepetalactone can be extracted from catnip...

known as catnip or catmint because of their effect on house cats – the nepetalactone contained in some Nepeta species binds to the olfactory receptors of...

effect on some domestic cats. It is thought to be caused by the chemical nepetalactone which also has effects on some insects, repelling cockroaches and mosquitoes...

ingredients are recommended: Permethrin, DEET, catnip oil extract (nepetalactone), citronella oil or eucalyptus oil extract. Chiggers can also be treated...

scent glands. Many cats also respond strongly to plants that contain nepetalactone, especially catnip, as they can detect that substance at less than one...

stages. Actinidine is a cat attractant, with effects like those of nepetalactone, the active compound found in catnip. Certain species of stick insects...

Catnip may also refer to: Nepeta, cat mint or catnip, the plant genus Nepetalactone, the cat attractant in the catnip plant Methcathinone, a drug sometimes...

mosquitos Bog myrtle (Myrica gale) Catnip oil whose active compound is Nepetalactone Citronella oil (citronella candles are not effective) Essential oil...

felines are specifically attracted to the iridoids nepetalactol and nepetalactone, present in silver vine and catnip, respectively. The compounds were...