The present study deals with the green synthesis of silver nanoparticle from the aqueous
leaf extracts of Leucas aspera and Hyptis suaveolens as reducing agent and to investigate …

Vector-borne diseases caused by mosquitoes are one of the major economic and health
problems in many countries. Aedes aegypti mosquito is a vector of several diseases in …

The aim of the present study was to identify the active principle from Catharanthus roseus
leaf using larvicidal bioassay against three mosquito species viz. Aedes aegypti, Culex …

The mosquitocidal activity of aqueous, ethanol, methanol, chloroform and petroleum ether
plant extracts of Leucas aspera against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex …

Background & Objectives. The plan of this work was to study the larvicidal activity of Cassia
occidentalis (Linn.) against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. These larvae are the most …

Larvicidal activity of 12 fractions and a compound of chloroform extract of Clerodendrum
phlomidis L.(Lamiaceae) was assayed for their toxicity against the early fourth-instar larvae …

Vector control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides.
Insecticides of plant origin my serve as an alternative biocontrol technique in the future. The …

Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera are polyphagous pests of agricultural crops in
the Asian tropics since these pests have been responsible for massive crop and carry …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the mosquito larvicidal activities of hexane, chloroform, ethyl
acetate, acetone and methanol leaf extract of Orthosiphon thymiflorus (O. thymiflorus) …

The present study explored the effects of Jatropha curcas, Hyptis suaveolens, Abutilon
indicum, and Leucas aspera tested against third instar larvae of filarial vector, Culex …