Toxicity of some plant extracts against vector of lymphatic filariasis, culex pipiens
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Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2015), pp.183-192, 10 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2015-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Many insecticides are generally used as larvicides to control Culex pipiens, vector of lymphatic filariasis.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the larvicidal activity of some potential larvicidal plants extracts against C.
pipiens larvae.
The toxic effects of both ethanolic and petroleum ether plant extracts were evaluated under laboratory conditions against 3rd instar larvae of C.
pipiens.
Forty ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of 10 plants namely Echinochloa stagninum, Phragmites australis, Eichhornia crassipes, Rhizophora mucronata, Cichorium intybus, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum majorana, Azadirachta indica, Rosmarinus officinalis and Nigella sativa.
On the basis of LC50, the toxic effect of the plant extracts tested varied depending on the plant species, part, solvent used in extraction and the extract concentrations.
The petroleum ether extraction was more effective against mosquito as compared with ethanolic extraction.
The most effective plant extract was A.
indica followed by Ph.
australis, N.
sativa, C.
intybus, R.
officinalis, O.
basilicum, O.
majorana, E.
stagninum, Rh.
Mucronata and E.
crassipes
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasab Allah, Ahmad I.. 2015. Toxicity of some plant extracts against vector of lymphatic filariasis, culex pipiens. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 45, no. 1, pp.183-192.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-563694
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasab Allah, Ahmad I.. Toxicity of some plant extracts against vector of lymphatic filariasis, culex pipiens. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 45, no. 1 (Apr. 2015), pp.183-192.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-563694
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasab Allah, Ahmad I.. Toxicity of some plant extracts against vector of lymphatic filariasis, culex pipiens. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2015. Vol. 45, no. 1, pp.183-192.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-563694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 190-192
Record ID
BIM-563694