Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using <i>Atalantia monophylla</i>: A potential eco-friendly agent for controlling blood-sucking vectors

Abstract Developing floral-based replacement molecules might manage blood-sucking vectors in an eco-friendly way. Atalantia monophylla ( Am ) aqueous leaf extract (ALE) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were evaluated against mosquitoes Aedes vittatus, Anopheles subpictus , Culex vishnui ticks Haemaphysalis bispinosa, Rhipicephalus microplus R. sanguineus at different concentrations. Phytochemical screening AgNPs’ synthesis performed on ALE of A. . UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) scanning electron microscope, transmission microscope used to examine the synthesized -AgNPs. monophylla’s included alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, triterpenes, coumarins, anthraquinones, phenolics. -AgNPs had a higher LC 50 (22.19, 23.92, 26.09, 40.25, 51.87, 60.53 μg·mL −1 respectively) than (LAE) Ae. An. subpictus, Cx. vishnui, H. larvae. -AgNPs’ bio-toxicity was investigated aquatic terrestrial non-target species Acilius sulcatus, Anisops bouvieri, Araneus mitificus Cyrtophora moluccensis with values ranging from 2,094.5 10,532.8 respectively. little negative impacts chosen fauna. Environmental protection is important nowadays. Green AgNPs are low-cost, readily accessible, environmentally safe, effective pesticides. Am-AgNPs alternative insecticides, requiring considerable study this plant control for worldwide human/animal health importance.