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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)
- 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.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Bioassay
Mosquito
Pesticide
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
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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