Evaluation of certain insecticidal plants for the control of vector mosquitoes viz. Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti

Autor:	Murugesan Sakthivadivel, Thilagavathy Daniel
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Aedes Veterinary medicine biology Culex Citrullus colocynthis Insect Science Anopheles Aedes aegypti biology.organism_classification Anopheles stephensi Argemone mexicana Culex quinquefasciatus
Zdroj:	Applied Entomology and Zoology. 43:57-63
ISSN:	1347-605X 0003-6862
DOI:	10.1303/aez.2008.57
Popis:	Petroleum ether extracts of 63 varieties of plant species, including 37 varieties of leaves, 14 varieties of seeds, 10 varieties of flowers and 2 varieties of fruits were tested for larvicidal activity against 3rd instar larvae of important vector mosquitoes i.e. Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). A 24 h bioassay showed that six plant extracts, Acacia nilotica, Argemone mexicana (leaves and seeds), Citrullus colocynthis, Jatropha curcas and Withania somnifera were toxic, with an LC50 value of less than 100 ppm against all three vector mosquitoes tested.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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