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Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R. Br root extracts against Anopheles gambiae Giless.s, Aedes aegypti L, and Culex quinquefasciatus Say

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dc.creator Sillo, Albert
dc.creator Makirita, Winisia
dc.creator Swai, Hulda
dc.creator Chacha, Musa
dc.date 2020-12-29T11:19:39Z
dc.date 2020-12-29T11:19:39Z
dc.date 2019-04-26
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T09:20:31Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T09:20:31Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.2147/JEP.S187837
dc.identifier https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1073
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95019
dc.description This research article published by Dove Press, 2019
dc.description Aim: This study aimed to evaluate larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii R. Br root extract against 3rd instar Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Methods: A protocol developed by the World Health Organization was adopted, with minor modification using chloroform and methanol extracts with concentrations ranging from 25– 750 µg/mL. Results: The H. forskaolii chloroform extract exhibited very high larvicidal activity after 72 hours of exposure, with LC50 2.0322, 3.8989, 6.0004 μg/mL against A. gambiae, A. aegypti, and C. quinquefasciatus, respectively. Conclusion: The larvicidal activity of H. forskaolii is reported for the first time in this paper. The effectiveness of H. forskaolii chloroform extract warrants further research to develop botanical mosquito repellants from this source.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Dove Press
dc.subject Hypoestes forskaolii
dc.subject Anopheles gambiae
dc.subject Culex quinquefasciatus
dc.subject Aedes aegypti
dc.title Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R. Br root extracts against Anopheles gambiae Giless.s, Aedes aegypti L, and Culex quinquefasciatus Say
dc.type Article


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