Insecticidal Activities of Bark, Leaf and Seed Extracts of Zanthoxylum heitzii against the African Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

Insecticidal Activities of Bark, Leaf and Seed Extracts of Zanthoxylum heitzii against the African Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

The olon tree, Zanthoxylum heitzii (syn. Fagara heitzii) is commonly found in the central-west African forests. In the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) its bark is anecdotally reported to provide human protection against fleas. Here we assess the insecticidal activities of Z. heitzii stem bark,...

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Main Authors: Hans J. Overgaard, Patcharawan Sirisopa, Bertin Mikolo, Karl E. Malterud, Helle Wangensteen, Yuan-Feng Zou, Berit S. Paulsen, Daniel Massamba, Stephane Duchon, Vincent Corbel, Fabrice Chandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Zanthoxylum heitzii
Anopheles
malaria
bark extract
insecticide
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/12/21276

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