Screening of Thapsia garganica for Control of Culex pipiens Mosquito Larvae-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Screening of Thapsia garganica for Control of Culex pipiens Mosquito Larvae

Published:2024-06-04 Issue: Volume: Page:1-4
ISSN:0974-8172
Container-title:Indian Journal of Entomology
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Author:

Amira Khedidja,Djeghader Nour El-Houda,Gacem Habiba

Abstract

In this study, the presence of some secondary metabolites was tested in the aerial parts of the medicinal plant Thapsia garganica L. by screening method, then the effectiveness of its powder using by infusion was examined at different concentrations (15, 30, 45 and 60g/ l) on newly moulted fourth-instar larvae (L4 ) of Culex pipiens L. mosquito. The obtained results revealed that the used plant contains all cited components and exhibits a toxic effect on fourth-instar larvae. This toxicity was evident by an increase in larval mortality with respect to the concentration compared to the control group. The lethal concentrations LC50 and LC90 were estimated at 23.27 g/ l and 69.47 g/ l respectively.

Publisher

The Entomological Society of India

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