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Larvicidal Activity of Colocasia esculenta, Eclipta prostrata and Wrightia tinctoria Leaf Extract Against Culex quinquefasciatus

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Control of mosquitoes by using chemical insecticides creates several problems including development of resistance. This leads to find out alternative methods via plant products. Viewing this in mind, methanolic extracts of Colocasia esculenta, Eclipta prostrata and Wrightia tinctoria leaves were tested against II, III, IV instars and pupa of filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus. The LC50 value obtained for IV instar larvae of Cx. quinquefasciatus is 165.697 ppm for C. esculenta while it is 114.257 ppm for E. prostrata and 210.298 ppm for W. tinctoria. Of the three plants studied E. prostrata is most effective in controlling mosquito larvae than the others.

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The authors acknowledge the necessary helps rendered by Dr. S.S. Rajendran, Head, Dept. of Zoology, Rajah Serfoji Govt. College (Autonomous), Thanjavur. KD is grateful to Government of Tamil Nadu for the financial assistance. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Dass, K., Mariappan, P. Larvicidal Activity of Colocasia esculenta, Eclipta prostrata and Wrightia tinctoria Leaf Extract Against Culex quinquefasciatus . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 86, 139–143 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-014-0423-7

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