Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action

R Pavela, F Maggi, R Iannarelli, G Benelli - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decades, major research efforts have been done to investigate the insecticidal
activity of plant-based products against mosquitoes. This is a modern and timely challenge …

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 …

Larvicidal activity of synthesized silver nanoparticles using Eclipta prostrata leaf extract against filariasis and malaria vectors

G Rajakumar, AA Rahuman - Acta tropica, 2011 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. Use of
synthetic insecticides to control vector mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance and …

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 …

Mosquito larvicidal activities of Solanum villosum berry extract against the dengue vector Stegomyia aegypti

N Chowdhury, A Ghosh, G Chandra - BMC Complementary and …, 2008 - Springer
Background Vector control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic
insecticides. Insecticides of botanical origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol …

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 …

Evaluation of larvicidal and nymphicidal potential of plant extracts against Anopheles subpictus Grassi, Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Aphis gossypii Glover

A Bagavan, C Kamaraj, A Abdul Rahuman… - Parasitology …, 2009 - Springer
The acetone, chloroform, ethyl acetate, hexane and methanol extracts of peel and leaf
extracts of Citrus sinensis, Ocimum canum, Ocimum sanctum and Rhinacanthus nasutus …

Laboratory evaluation of a phytosteroid compound of mature leaves of Day Jasmine (Solanaceae: Solanales) against larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera …

A Ghosh, N Chowdhury, G Chandra - Parasitology Research, 2008 - Springer
Crude mature leaves extract of Day Jasmine, Cestrum diurnum (Solanaceae: Solanales),
was investigated for larvicidal activities against Culex quinquefasciatus, the vector of human …