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- Title
Oviposition deterrent activity from the ethanolic extract of Pongamia pinnata, Coleus forskohlii, and Datura stramonium leaves against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefaciatus.
- Authors
Swathi, S.; Murugananthan, G.; Ghosh, S. K.
- Abstract
Mosquitoes are responsible for spread of many diseases than any other group of arthropods. Diseases such as malaria, filariasis, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and chikunguinya are real threat to mankind. In the present study, ethanolic extracts of leaves of Pongamia pinnata, Coleus forskohlii, and Datura stramonium were evaluated for oviposition deterrent activity against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. The oviposition deterrent tests of ethanolic extract of Pongamia pinnata, Coleus forskohlii, and Datura stramonium leaves reduced egg laying by 97.62%, 77.3%, 100% against Aedes aegypti and 59.10%, 39.22%, 82% against Culex quinquefasciatus at higher concentration (0.1%).
- Subjects
OVIPARITY; MILLETTIA pinnata; DATURA stramonium; AEDES aegypti; CULEX quinquefasciatus; DENGUE hemorrhagic fever; FILARIASIS prevention; PREVENTION; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2010, Vol 6, Issue 24, p320
- ISSN
0973-1296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-1296.71796