title: Utilization of biodiesel by-products for mosquito control.
abstract: The current paper has elaborated the efficient utilization of non-edible oil seed cakes (NEOC), by-products of the bio-diesel extraction process to develop a herbal and novel mosquitocidal composition against the Aedes aegypti larvae. The composition consisted of botanical active ingredients, inerts, burning agents and preservatives; where the botanical active ingredients were karanja (Pongamia glabra) cake powder and jatropha (Jatropha curcas) cake powder, products left after the extraction of oil from karanja and jatropha seed. The percentage mortality value recorded for the combination with concentration, karanja cake powder (20%) and jatropha cake powder (20%), 1:1 was 96%. The coil formulations developed from these biodiesel by-products are of low cost, environmentally friendly and are less toxic than the synthetic active ingredients.
authors: Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 110016 Delhi, India. Electronic address: mpmegha04@gmail.com.
authors: Megha
authors: M
authors: Pant
authors: Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 110016 Delhi, India. Electronic address: satyawatis@hotmail.com.
authors: Satyawati
authors: S
authors: Sharma
authors: Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 110016 Delhi, India. Electronic address: drsaurabh_dubey@rediffmail.com.
authors: Saurabh
authors: S
authors: Dubey
authors: Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 110016 Delhi, India. Electronic address: snn@iitd.ac.in.
authors: Satya Narayan
authors: SN
authors: Naik
authors: Formulation Division, Institute of Pesticide and Formulation Technology, Gurgaon, 122016 Haryana, India. Electronic address: pkpatanjali@yahoo.com.
authors: Phool Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Patanjali
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031286:Jatropha / Q000737:chemistry; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D052596:Pongamia / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D007306:Insecticides
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Biodiesel; Biopesticides; By-products; Jatropha; Karanja; Knockdown; Mosquito-coil; Phorbol esters