Larvicidal effect of dried leaf extracts from Pinus caribaea against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae).
In this study, the larvicidal activity of dried leaf extracts from Pinus caribaea Morelet against Aedes aegypti was evaluated for the first time. Pinus caribaea extracts were obtained by macerating dried leaves in alkaline hydroethanol, ethanol and acetone solutions followed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The lignin content was quantified using the thioglycolic acid complexation method. Lethality bioassays (LC(50) and LC(90)) were carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. The results showed that the acetone extract from Pinus caribaea was more active, and that larvicidal activity was associated with lignin concentration.
University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, Brazil. luiz.kanis@unisul.br
Luiz Alberto
LA
Kanis
Rodrigo Damian
RD
Antonio
Eriston Paes
EP
Antunes
Josiane Somariva
JS
Prophiro
Onilda Santos
OS
da Silva
D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D007306:Insecticides; D007814:Larva; D028223:Pinus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*
D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts