title: A study of the larvicidal activity of Origanum (Labiatae) species from southwest Turkey.
abstract: The insecticidal activity of essential oils isolated from two species of Origanum (Origanum onites L. and Origanum minutiflorum (O. Schwarz and P.H. Davis) (Labiate)) was investigated against 3rd and 4th instar larvae of the mosquito, Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae). The LC50 and LC90 values were 24.8 and 61.3 ppm, and 73.8 and 118.9 ppm, respectively. This activity was attributed to the carvacrol, the major constituent of these oils.
authors.affiliation: Akdeniz University, Faculty ofArts and Science, Biology Department, Antalya, 07058 Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cetin-
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanikoglu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex; D007306:Insecticides; D007814:Larva; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D009032:Mosquito Control; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D031341:Origanum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils