Efficacy of larvicidal and pupicidal activity of Catharanthus roseus aqueous and solvent extracts against Anopheles stephensi Liston and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Larvicidal Efficacy of Plant Extracts against the Malarial Vector Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae)

Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles stephensi and for controlling the malaria parasite Plasmodium spp., the vector mosquito has to be controlled. Extensive use of synthetic and chemical insecticides has resulted in environmental hazards and also in development of physiological resistance among vector mosquito species. Plant products are considered to be a potential alternative approach as they ...

Larvicidal activity of Nerium oleander L. (Apocynaceae) flower extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Culex quinquefasciatus is the vector responsible for serious disease filariasis among human beings. Plant derived products have received increased attention from scientists as they serve as a rich source for novel natural substances possessing insecticidal properties which are safe to human and ecosystem. During the last decade, various studies on natural plant products against vector mosquito ...

Screening of twenty five plant extracts for larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Screening of twenty five plant extracts for larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) Samuel Tennyson, K John Ravindran, S Arivoli Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, 600 059, Tamilnadu, India National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Field Unit Chennai, National Institute of Epidemiology Campus, Chennai 600 077, Tamilnadu, India P.G. & Resear...

Mosquito larvicidal properties of Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti & Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Larvicidal efficacy of latex and extract of Calotropis procera (Gentianales: Asclepiadaceae) against Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

aSchool of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas; bDepartment of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran; cDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Biotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad; dDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad Uni...