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Although plant-derived oils are selected due to their high content of bioactive compounds, especially unsaturated fatty acids and phenolic constituents, which have been reported to exhibit promising larvicidal activity and membrane-disrupting properties, their practical application is often limited by poor aqueous dispersibility, low physicochemical stability, and variable bioavailability. In addition, studies linking chemical composition to nano-enabled enhancement of larvicidal efficacy against\n                    <jats:italic>Culex pipiens<\/jats:italic>\n                    remain limited. Consequently, this study was established to develop nanoemulsions of\n                    <jats:italic>Trigonella foenum-graecum<\/jats:italic>\n                    (fenugreek seed oil) and\n                    <jats:italic>Vitis vinifera<\/jats:italic>\n                    seed oils (grape seed oils) and to evaluate their physicochemical characteristics and larvicidal activity. GC-MS analysis identified 14 and 34 compounds in fenugreek and grape seed oils, respectively, with fatty acids representing the dominant fraction. The prepared nanoemulsions exhibited nanoscale droplet sizes (194.8\u00a0nm for fenugreek and 55.21\u00a0nm for grape seed oil) and negative zeta potential values (-33.3 mV and \u2212\u200929.9 mV), indicating good dispersion and colloidal stability. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of spherical and well-dispersed droplets. Larvicidal bioassays revealed a clear enhancement in toxicity for nanoemulsified formulations compared with crude oils. The fenugreek nanoemulsion showed the highest activity, with LC\u2085\u2080 values of 27.14 ppm and 23.20 ppm after 24 and 48\u00a0h of exposure, respectively. These findings indicate that nanoemulsification improves dispersion and enhances the biological performance of plant-derived oils. 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