Table 2 Physiologically active compounds identified through GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses of odours collected from hair, wool and feathers of hosts (cow, goat and sheep) and non-host (chicken) of Anopheles arabiensis

Hydrocarbons

 Aliphatics

  Hexadecane

–

–

–

x

 Aromatics

  Naphthalene

–

–

–

x

  1-Methylnaphthalene

–

–

x

–

 Monoterpenes

  Limonene

x

x

x

x

  β-Myrcene

x

–

–

x

  p-Cymene

–

–

x

–

Alcohols

 Aliphatics

  2-Butoxyethanol

x

–

–

–

  Octanol

x

–

x

–

 Aromatics

  Benzyl alcohol

–

x

–

–

  o-Cresol

x

–

x

–

  m-Cresol

x

x

–

–

  p-Cresol

x

–

x

–

  m-propylphenol

–

x

–

 Monoterpenes

  Linalool

x

–

x

–

Aldehydes

 Aliphatics

  Heptanal

–

x

–

–

  E2-Heptenal

x

–

–

–

  E2-Octenal

x

x

–

–

  Nonanal

x

x

x

x

  E2-Nonenal

x

x

–

–

 Aromatics

  Benzaldehyde

–

x

x

–

  Phenyl acetaldehyde

x

x

x

–

 Monoterpenes

  Neral

x

–

–

–

Ketones

 Monoterpenes

  cis-Dihydrocarvone

–

–

x

–

 Irregular terpenes

  Sulcatone

x

x

x

x

Esters

 Aliphatics

  Isobutyl butanote

–

–

–

x

Others

 Monoterpenes

  cis-Limonene oxide

–

x

x

x

  trans-Limonene oxide

–

–

–

x

 Heterocyclics

  Furfuryl alcohol

x

–

–

–

Unknowns

 Unknown 1

–

–

–

x

 Unknown 2

–

–

–

x