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Effect of Polygonum hydropiper L. against dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus L.

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The present study aimed to evaluate the essential oil and an isolated compound from the leaves of Polygonum hydropiper L. against dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus L. The plant material was macerated and steam distilled using clavenger apparatus for oil extraction. The essential oil was tested at different concentrations of 100, 50, 25, 12.5 and 6.25 ppm concentrations against the larvae of Ae. albopictus. The isolated compound was tested for larvicidal, ovicidal, repellent, oviposition deterrent and adulticidal activities at 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 and 0.625 ppm concentrations. The essential oil exhibited LC50 values of 194.63 and 199.65 and confertifolin exhibited LC50 values of 2.02 and 3.16 against the second and fourth instar larvae of Ae. albopictus, respectively. The ovicidal activity of 100 % on 0- to 6-h-old eggs, repellent activity of 320.6 min, oviposition deterrent activity of 98.51 % and adulticidal activity of 100 % at 10 ppm concentration of confertifolin were recorded. No mortality of was observed in negative control. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the potential mosquitocidal activities of confertifolin against Ae. albopictus.

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The authors are thankful to the Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College for the financial support.

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  1. Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India

    Rajan Maheswaran & Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu

  2. Department of Zoology, Periyar University, Salem, 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India

    Rajan Maheswaran

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Maheswaran, R., Ignacimuthu, S. Effect of Polygonum hydropiper L. against dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus L.. Parasitol Res 113, 3143–3150 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-014-4037-z

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