Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae. |
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| Authors: | A A Rahuman G Gopalakrishnan B S Ghouse S Arumugam B Himalayan |
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| Institution: | Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam-632 509, India. |
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| Abstract: | Bioassay guided fractionation of the acetone extract of Feronia limonia dried leaves afforded a potent mosquito larvicide, identified as n-hexadecanoic acid and found to be effective against fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti, with LC50 of 129.24, 79.58 and 57.23 ppm, respectively. |
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