Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae

Antidiabetic potential of marine algae by inhibiting key metabolic enzymes

“…The identified compounds in the extracts of both algal species showed the presence of major saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Previous reports state that most of the identified compounds in the extracts exhibit various biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and larvicidal activity (Agoramoorthy et al 2007;Aparna et al 2012;Huang & Wang 2004;Rahuman et al 2000). Ascorbic acid, esters of fumaric acid and oleic acid are present in ethyl acetate extract of S. wightii.…”

Homeopathic and larvicide effect of Eucalyptus cinerea essential oil against Aedes aegypti

“…Resistance of the dipteran insect to conventional insecticides (Furtado et al, 2005) has been reported in different countries (Wirth and Georghiou, 1999), including Brazil (Macoris et al, 2003). Studies with natural products such as insecticides and larvicides have been undertaken for the control of mosquito Aedes, albeit with different results (Rahuman et al 2000, Markouk et al 2000, Ciccia et al, 2000, Tsao et al, 2002, Silva et al, 2004Furtado et al, 2005). There are no reports in the literature on studies investigating the effects of homeopathic medicine on A. aegypti, although there are reports on control of pest insects such as Spodoptera frugiperda (Almeida et al, 2003) and Cerotoma tingomarianus (Fazolin et al, 2000).…”

Essential Oils of Satureja Species: Insecticidal Effect on Culex pipiens Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)

“…On 1991 Sukumar et al [12] reviewed the use of natural products derived from 344 different plant species to control mosquito populations. Thus, the plant derived products have received increased attention from scientists and nowadays more than 2,000 plant species have already been screened as potent insecticides providing possible lead candidates to replace synthetic chemical insecticides for controlling mosquito larvae [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. In this regard, plant extracts of the Lamiaceae family present an intriguing case, since they comprise a significant source of potential mosquito control agents [12,21].…”