title: Leaf extracts of Melia azedarach Linnaeus (Sapindales: Meliaceae) act as larvicide against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the larvicidal effect of hydroethanolic extracts of fresh and dry leaves of Melia azedarach Linnaeus (Sapindales: Meliaceae) on Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae). All the extracts evaluated induced mortality among the third and fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti after 24 and 48 hours of exposure to the products. Although previous studies had demonstrated the action of seeds and fruits of Melia azedarach against the larvae of different Aedes aegypti populations, the present report is the first to show the larvicidal effect of the fresh and dry leaves of this plant.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Josiane Somariva
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Prophiro
authors.forename: Juliana Chedid Nogared
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Murilo Fernandes
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.forename: Luiz Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kanis
authors.forename: Onilda Santos
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D031601:Azadirachta / Q000737:chemistry*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D021261:Parasitic Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts