Larvicidal activity of oils, fatty acids, and methyl esters from ripe and unripe fruit of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) against the vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION:The larvicidal activity of oils, fatty acids, and methyl esters of Solanum lycocarpum fruit against Culex quinquefasciatus is unknown.METHODS:The larvicidal activity of samples of ripe and unripe fruit from S. lycocarpum was evaluated against third and fourth instar larvae of C....

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Main Authors: Viviane de Cássia Bicalho Silva, José Antônio Ribeiro Neto, Stênio Nunes Alves, Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000500610&lng=en&tlng=en