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Larvicidal activity of oils, fatty acids, and methyl esters from ripe and unripe fruit of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) against the vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Authors :
Viviane de Cássia Bicalho Silva
José Antônio Ribeiro Neto
Stênio Nunes Alves
Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima
Source :
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss 5, Pp 610-613 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), 2015.

Abstract

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION:The larvicidal activity of oils, fatty acids, and methyl esters of Solanum lycocarpum fruit against Culex quinquefasciatus is unknown.METHODS:The larvicidal activity of samples of ripe and unripe fruit from S. lycocarpum was evaluated against third and fourth instar larvae of C. quinquefasciatus .RESULTS:The oils, fatty acids, and methyl esters of S. lycocarpum showed the greatest larvicidal effect (57.1-95.0%) at a concentration of 100mg/L (LC 50values between 0.70 and 27.54mg/L).CONCLUSIONS:Solanum lycocarpum fruit may be a good source of new natural products with larvicidal activity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16789849 and 00378682
Volume :
48
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5162048b16ee496bbe942dd2624e14b2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0049-2015