Aqueous suspension of ethanol extracts of Derris (Lonchocarpus) urucu (Leguminosae), collected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, were tested for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera:Culicidae). The aim of this study was to observe the alterations of peritrophic matrix in Ae. aegypti larvae treated with an aqueous suspension of D. urucu extract. Different concentration...

Abstract Mormodica charantia (Curcubitaceae) is a plant with great medicinal potential, also used as an alternative of mosquitoes control demonstrated by previous studies. We evaluated the larvicidal activity crude extracts ethyl acetate, methanol and hexane from flowers fruits M. against Aedes aegypti (Culicidae). Flowers were macerated in methanol, acetate hexane. Bioassays performed applicat...

Four mosquito densovirus strains were assayed for mortality and infectivity against Aedes aegypti larvae from different geographic regions. The viral titers were quantified by real-time PCR using TaqMan technology. Firstinstar larvae were exposed to the same titer of each densovirus strain for 48 hours. All strains of densoviruses exhibited larvicidal activity and caused more than 80% mortality...

This study was performed to study an in vitro transmission of infective stage larvae from the mosquito proboscis. There were five experiments with 949 mosquitoes. Liverpool strain of Aedes aegypti (L.) were used in this study. They were allowed to feed on D. immitis infected dogs with different microfilarial levels which were 1,650, 1,950, 9,000, 9,250, and 11,550 microfilariae per one ml of bl...

The 51.4-kDa-41.9-kDa binary toxin produced by different strains of Bacillus sphaericus shows differential activity toward Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes atropalpus, and Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae. The patterns of larvicidal activity toward all three mosquito species and growth retardation in A. aegypti have been shown to be due to the 41.9-kDa protein. By using mutant toxins expressed in Esc...

We have evaluated Photorhabdus insect-related protein (Pir) from Photorhabdus asymbiotica against dengue vectors. PirAB shows larvicidal activity against both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae but did not affect the Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides predator. PirAB expressed the strongest toxicity compared to PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB. Whether the presence of an enterobac...

The larvicidal efficacy of Calopogonium mucunoides leaf and Chrysophyllum albidum seed extract against 2nd 3rd larval instars Aedes aegypti was investigated in an acute bioassay. bioassay done triplicate ten laboratory-reared larvae Ae. at four different concentrations (250, 500, 750, 1000 ppm) with a simultaneous control 24 h, 48 72 h exposure. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence alk...

Adhesion of conidia of the insect pathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, to the arthropod host cuticle initially involves hydrophobic forces followed by consolidation facilitated by the action of extracellular enzymes and secretion of mucilage. Gene expression analysis and atomic force microscopy were used to directly quantify recognition and adhesion between single conidia of M. anisopliae...