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BIOACTIVE TOXICITY OF SOME PLANTS EXTRACT AGAINST LARVAE OF Culex pipiens L.

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Plant extracts of Piper nigrum, Elletaria cardamomum, Concarpus exectus, Ziziphus nummularia, Zingiber officinales, Cinnamonum camphora, Capsicum annuum, Pimpinella anisum, Rhazya stricta and Boswellia carterii were tested in the laboratory for their larvicidal activity against 3rd instar larvae of mosquito (Culex pipiens L.). Bioassays were carried out according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Extracts were tested at doses ranging from 200 to 1000 ppm. for 2, and 48 hours.  Results indicated that most of the extracts were effective against C. pipiens larvae at higher concentration (1000 ppm.). Larval mortality increased with time of exposure. Extract of  P. nigrum was exceptional in achieving 100% mortality even at lower concentration and exposure time (24 hrs.). Most of the plant extracts achieved 100% mortality at higher concentration and 24 hrs. exposure time. There was no difference in the mortality rate between 24 hrs. and 48 hrs. exposure time. Plant extracts of P. nigrum, C. exectus, E. cardamomum and C. camphora hold promise as potential bio control materials against   C. pipiens larvae.                

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10.21608/jpd.2008.44823

Keywords

Mosquito, Plant extracts, Culex pipiens, exposure time, mortality

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Ahmed

Last Name

Al Jabr

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Affiliation

Arid Land Agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Hofuf, 31982, Saudi Arabia

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aljabr@kfu.edu.sa

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Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

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13

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1

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6946

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2008-01-01

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2007-08-18

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2008-01-01

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51

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57

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1110-2543

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2682-3322

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Journal of Productivity and Development

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BIOACTIVE TOXICITY OF SOME PLANTS EXTRACT AGAINST LARVAE OF Culex pipiens L.

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22 Jan 2023