title: Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae)-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for controlling mosquito vectors of Aedes albopictus, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera:Culicidae).
abstract: We proposed an effective and eco-friendly control of dengue, malaria, and filariasis-causing vectors. We tested Ipomoea batatas leaves-mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against first to fourth instar larvae and adults of Aedes albopictus, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus at different concentrations. The synthesized AgNPs showed broad spectrum of larvicidal and adulticidal effects after 48 h of exposure. The characterization of synthesized AgNPs was done using various spectral and microscopy analyses. The maximum efficacy was observed in synthesized AgNPs against the adult of Ae. albopictus with the LC50and LC90values were 10.069 and 15.657 μg/mL, respectively, followed by others.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Natural Drug Research Laboratory , Periyar University , Salem , India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pavithra Bharathi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Natural Drug Research Laboratory , Periyar University , Salem , India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ragavendran
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Natural Drug Research Laboratory , Periyar University , Salem , India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murugan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Natural Drug Research Laboratory , Periyar University , Salem , India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Natarajan
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D003465:Culex; D009033:Culicidae; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D027723:Ipomoea batatas / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012834:Silver
keywords: Ipomoea batatas; adulticidal; larvicide; spectral analysis