Original ResearchPublished 26 August 2026The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes – do they actually repel?April D. Lopez · Claudia J. Galvan · F. Omar Holguin · Christopher J. Sroka · Immo A. HansenFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728