Leaf extracts of Ocimum sanctum(holy basil),
which contain eugenol, beta-caryophyllene and beta-elemene, attract flies from a distance of 0.8 km when placed on cotton pads.
The Maryland-based company Gene
Logic's Genomics division was acquired by Ocimum in 2007 and in 2012 Ocimum sold a portion of the business(BioRepository),
to Transgenomics and moved the rest of the business to India.