Larvicidal potential of Acorus calamus L. essential oil against filarial vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Larvicidal, pupicidal and repellent activities of Gaultheria oil (Plantae: Ericaceae) against the filarial vector, Culex quinquefasciatus (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)

Over the world, more than 50% of persons with filariasis receive their infections from the bites of mosquitoes, particularly C. quinquefasciatus. Some photochemical comprise toxic compounds that can be exploited to control mosquito larvae. Gaultheria oil or wintergreen oil which contains methyl salicylate as a major component and has been used in the present study to investigate the larvicidal,...

Larvicidal efficacy of Vernonia cinerea (L.) (Asteraceae) leaf extracts against the filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

The larvicidal efficacy of Vernonia cinerea leaf extracts against the common filarial vector, Culex quinquefasciatus was determined. Ground Vernonia cinerea leaves were sequentially extracted with ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetone and methanol. A series of concentrations of the extracts ranging from 0.05 – 2 mg/ml were tested against third instar larvae using WHO protocol and their percentage ...

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

Larvicidal Efficacy of Strychnos nuxvomica Linn. (Loganiaceae) Leaf Extracts Against the Filarial Vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

The larvicidal activity of hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate leaf extracts of Strychnos nuxvomica against the third instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus was studied. The ethyl acetate leaf extract was found to be the effective larvicide with LC value of 222.28 and 146.99 ppm after 24 and 48 hours. The results indicate 50 promising larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus. Furthe...

Repellent activity of Eucalyptus and Azadirachta indica seed oil against the filarial mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) in India

The mosquitoes are a serious threat to public health, since they are known vector of many life-threatening diseases like malaria, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya and dengue fever, which are transmitted by the species of three mosquito genera: Anopheles, Culex and Aedes. Repellency is an important way of preventing vector-borne diseases by reducing man-vector contact. Most commerc...