title: Larvicidal activity of a botanical natural product, AkseBio2, against Culex pipiens.
abstract: A botanical natural product, AkseBio2, was evaluated for its larvicidal effect against Culex pipiens under laboratory conditions. The product exhibited strong larvicidal activity and caused >90% mortalities in both the young (first-second) and the older (third-fourth) larval stages of the species at 24 h at the doses of 25 and 50 ppm. However, it was determined that the young larval stages were more susceptible to the product in comparison with the older larval stages. The results suggest that the product is promising as a larvicide against C. pipiens and could be useful in the search of new larvicidal natural compounds.
authors.affiliation: Akdeniz University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Biology Department, 07070 Antalya, Turkey. hcetin@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Erler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanikoglu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: C495875:AkseBio2, botanical; D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts