title: Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam-632 509, India.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rahuman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ghouse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Himalayan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D019685:Rosales
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019308:Palmitic Acid