Insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Thymus transcaspicus against Anopheles stephensi
Objective: To investigate the insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Thymus transcaspicus (T. transcaspicus) against Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi). Methods: An. stephensi were exposed to 31, 63, 125 and 250 µg/L of essential oil of T. transcaspicus for 24 h. Results: The most toxicity w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530054X |
| Summary: | Objective: To investigate the insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Thymus transcaspicus (T. transcaspicus) against Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi).
Methods: An. stephensi were exposed to 31, 63, 125 and 250 µg/L of essential oil of T. transcaspicus for 24 h.
Results: The most toxicity was observed at 250 µg/L of essential oil with the LC50 values of 134.1 µg/L after 24 h.
Conclusions: The essential oil of T. transcaspicus exhibited strong insecticidal activity against An. stephensi which can be attributed to its constituent especially carvacrol and thymol phenols. |
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| ISSN: | 2221-1691 |