Plant extracts as potential mosquito larvicides

A Ghosh, N Chowdhury, G Chandra - Indian journal of medical …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Mosquitoes act as a vector for most of the life threatening diseases like malaria, yellow fever,
dengue fever, chikungunya ferver, filariasis, encephalitis, West Nile Virus infection, etc …

A Review of Bioinsecticidal Activity of Solanaceae Alkaloids

S Chowański, Z Adamski, P Marciniak, G Rosiński… - Toxins, 2016 - mdpi.com
Only a small percentage of insect species are pests. However, pest species cause
significant losses in agricultural and forest crops, and many are vectors of diseases …

Mosquito-borne diseases and their control strategies: an overview focused on green synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

H Onen, MM Luzala, S Kigozi, RM Sikumbili… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the carrier of pathogens that cause common human
diseases such as malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, and West Nile. The use …

Larvicidal activity of Saraca indica, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, and Clitoria ternatea extracts against three mosquito vector species

N Mathew, MG Anitha, TSL Bala, SM Sivakumar… - Parasitology …, 2009 - Springer
Screening of natural products for mosquito larvicidal activity against three major mosquito
vectors Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles stephensi resulted in the …

Laboratory determination of efficacy of indigenous plant extracts for parasites control

AA Zahir, AA Rahuman, C Kamaraj, A Bagavan… - Parasitology …, 2009 - Springer
The present study was based on assessments of the antiparasitic activities to determine the
efficacies of acetone, chloroform, ethyl acetate, hexane, and methanol dried leaf, flower, and …

Mosquito larvicidal activities of Solanum nigrum L. leaf extract against Culex quinquefasciatus Say

A Rawani, A Ghosh, G Chandra - Parasitology Research, 2010 - Springer
The present study was carried out to establish the larvicidal activities of crude and solvent
extracts of Solanum nigrum L. leaves against Culex quinquefasciatus Say as target species …

Bioefficacy of larvicdial and pupicidal properties of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) leaf extract and bacterial insecticide, spinosad, against chikungunya vector, Aedes …

K Kovendan, K Murugan, A Naresh Kumar… - Parasitology …, 2012 - Springer
The present study was carried out to establish the properties of Carica papaya leaf extract
and bacterial insecticide, spinosad on larvicidal and pupicidal activity against the …

Plant extracts, isolated phytochemicals, and plant-derived agents which are lethal to arthropod vectors of human tropical diseases–a review

AM Pohlit, AR Rezende, ELL Baldin, NP Lopes… - Planta …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
The recent scientific literature on plant-derived agents with potential or effective use in the
control of the arthropod vectors of human tropical diseases is reviewed. Arthropod-borne …

Larvicidal activities of three plants against filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

A Rawani, KM Haldar, A Ghosh, G Chandra - Parasitology research, 2009 - Springer
The present study was carried out to establish the larvicidal properties of crude extracts of
three plants, viz. Carica papaya, Murraya paniculata and Cleistanthus collinus against Culex …

Insecticidal activity of the essential oil from fruits and seeds of Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi against African malaria vectors

EJ Kweka, M Nyindo, F Mosha, AG Silva - Parasites & Vectors, 2011 - Springer
Background Alternative insecticides for the control of malaria and filarial vectors are of
paramount need as resistance is increasing among classes of insecticides currently in use …