Tag: larvicidal activity.

The researchers wanted to see how effective plant powders from Bauhinia variegata and Croton sparsiflorus were in killing Aedes albopictus L., Anopheles stephensi L., and Culex quinquefasciatus Say larvae in the fourth instar. Plant derivatives can be used as low-cost, ecologically acceptable bio insecticides since they are packed with...

Background: Malaria remains a serious Public Health threat in the sub-Saharan regions. Although Anopheles gambiae (main malaria vector) has developed resistance against commonly used insecticides, the emergence of this resistance as well as the pollution of the environment by these chemicals have led to the use of plant-derived products...