Abstract Background Mosquitoes are vectors for several diseases like dengue, chikingunea, malaria etc. The three important mosquito species in India Aedes aegypti , Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi . Several plant extracts phytoconstituents have been tested antimosquito activity. In our present investigation, we studied, the larvicidal, pupicidal ovicidal activities of successive ...

From the dichloromethane-methanol (1:1) extract of the seed pods of Derris trifoliata, a new flavanone derivative (S)-lupinifolin 4 -́methyl ether was isolated. In addition, the known flavonoids lupinifolin and rotenone were identified. The structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Lupinfolin showed moderate in vitro antiplasmodial activity against the D6 (chloroquine-se...

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 ...

The present study was intended to determine the antioxidant, larvicidal, and cytotoxic potential of various extracts of Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm. f.) Becherer. Antioxidant potential of the extracts was determined by the DPPH radical scavenging, phosphomolybdenum, and scavenging of H2O2. Larvicidal activity of Asplenium aethiopicum was performed against the fourth instar larvae Culex quinquef...

background: application of plant extracts as mosquito control strategy was practiced from centuries. these are easily available, non-toxic, biodegradable and exhibit broad-spectrum target specific activities against larval stages of mosquitoes. method: different potential parts of locally grown plants, seeds of nutmeg ( myristica fragrans ), peel of musambi ( citrus sinensis ), leaves of babuna...