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| Title: | Larvicidal efficacy of leaf extract of two botanicals against the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) |
| Authors: | Remia, KM
Logaswamy, S |
| Keywords: | Lantana camara
Catharanthus roseus
Botanicals
Mosquito vector
Aedes aegypti
Insects
Larvicides |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8—A61K 36/00, A01N 25/00, A01N 65/00, A01N 65/22. |
| Abstract: | Mosquitoes are the most important single
group of insects in terms of public health. They transmit a number of diseases,
such as malaria, filariasis, dengue fever, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis,
etc. causing millions of deaths every year. The application of easily
degradable plant compounds is considered to be one of the safest methods to
control insect pests and vectors as an alternative source for the synthetic
pesticides. A study was made to monitor the effect of plant extracts on
different instars of larvae and pupae of mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. Bio-assay was made using the solvent acetone to find
out the median lethal concentration (LC50). Plants, like Lantana
camara Linn., Catharanthus roseus G. Don which possess
insecticidal properties, are seemed to be better vector control agents than the
synthetic xenobiotics. |
| Page(s): | 208-212 |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.1(2) [June 2010]
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