Leaf extracts of Melia azedarach Linnaeus (Sapindales: Meliaceae) act as larvicide against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba¹  Silva, Onilda Santos¹  Kanis, Luiz Alberto¹  Pedroso, Murilo Fernandes¹  Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Tubarão¹  Prophiro, Josiane Somariva¹  Rossi, Juliana Chedid Nogared¹ 

关键词: Aedes aegypti;    Melia azedarach;    Control;    Natural products;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000600003

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to compare the larvicidal effect of hydroethanolic extracts of fresh and dry leaves of Melia azedarach Linnaeus (Sapindales: Meliaceae) on Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae). All the extracts evaluated induced mortality among the third and fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti after 24 and 48 hours of exposure to the products. Although previous studies had demonstrated the action of seeds and fruits of Melia azedarach against the larvae of different Aedes aegypti populations, the present report is the first to show the larvicidal effect of the fresh and dry leaves of this plant.

【 授权许可】

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