Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae

Capa:Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae

Autor(es): Rahuman, A. Abdul; Gopalakrishnan, Geetha; Ghouse, B. Saleem; Arumugam, S.; Himalayan, B.


Resumo: Bioassay guided fractionation of the acetone extract of Feronia limonia dried leaves afforded a potent mosquito larvicide, identified as n-hexadecanoic acid and found to be effective against fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti, with LC50 of 129.24, 79.58 and 57.23 ppm, respectively.


Palavras-Chave: Feronia limonia; N-Hexadecanoic acid; Mosquito larvicidal activity


Imprenta: Fitoterapia, v. 71, n. 5, p. 553-555, 2000


Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00164-7


Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Larvicide


Data de publicação: 2000