Mosquitoes pose a major threat to human health by transmitting serious diseases. Development of resistance, cross-resistance, rising cost and possible toxicity hazards associated with synthetic insecticides are some of the reasons for revival of interest in plantbased products in recent years1–4. Search for cost-effective, safe and highly potent plant-based insecticides for the control of mosqu...

We investigated whether canopy tree seedlings have different growth and mortality rates on different microsites in montane rain forests of the western South Island, New Zealand. Seedling relative height growth rates of three species, Podocarpus hallii, Quintinia acutifolia, and Weinmannia racemosa, were very low (mean = 0.037 cm·cm–1·year–1). Seedling growth rates were higher on logs than on th...

Abstract An update of the nomenclature 49 Caribbean Island‐occurring taxa Plumeria (Apocynaceae: Plumerieae) is presented. We designate lectotypes for following 29 names: alba var. jacquiniana , P. apiculata barahonensis beatensis berteroi biglandulosa confusa cuneifolia dictyophylla discolor domingensis gibbosa inaguensis jaegeri jamaicensis krugii leuconeura longiflora marchii obtusa laevis p...

Pendahuluan: Penyakit DBD merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang utama di Indonesia. Berdasarkan data dapatkan dari Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia pada tahun 2020 tercatat 108.303 kasus DBD. Salah cara mencegah penyakit dengan insektisida kimia. Penggunaan kimia berlebihan dapat menimbulkan pencemaran lingkungan, maka cari alternatif satunya penggunakan bahan alami eks...

Plants are the natural treasure of antioxidants and antimicrobial agents. Present study was intended to evaluate antioxidant potential Plumeria alba leaves hydroalcoholic extract (PALHE). Study involved phytochemical screening, antioxidant, antibacterial activity PALHE. The PALHE prepared using 95% ethanol as solvent through maceration method. determination total phenolic content (TPC) flavonoi...