Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae.
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.
Rahuman
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AA
Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam-632 509, India.
Gopalakrishnan
G
G
Ghouse
B S
BS
Arumugam
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S
Himalayan
B
B
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
D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019308:Palmitic Acid