Larvicidal activity of grandisin against Aedes aegypti.
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Because no effective vaccine is available for the disease, the strategy for its prevention has focused on vector control by the use of natural insecticides. The aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of the lignan grandisin, a leaf extract from Piper solmsianum, against Ae. aegypti.
Cabral
Marise M O
MM
Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alencar
Jeronimo A
JA
Guimarães
Anthony E
AE
Kato
Massuo J
MJ
D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry; D007814:Larva; D017705:Lignans / Q000737:chemistry
D005663:Furans; D007306:Insecticides; D017705:Lignans; C074346:grandisin