title: Argentine plants as potential source of insecticidal compounds.
abstract: CH2Cl2 and MeOH extracts of 15 Argentine plants used locally as insecticides, were evaluated for their insecticidal activity. Chenopodium multifidum L. (Chenopodiaceae); Flaveria bidentis (L.) O.K. (Compositae); Aristolochia argentina Gris. (Aristolochiaceae) and Tagetes erecta L. (Compositae) showed a significant activity against Sitophilus oryzae.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Farmacognosia, IQUIMEFA (UBA-CONICET) Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Broussalis
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinzón
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Coussio
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D007313:Insecta; D007306:Insecticides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts