Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L.
Aedes aegypti L. is the major vector of dengue fever, an endemic disease in Brazil. In an effort to find effective and affordable ways to control this mosquito, the larvicidal activities of essential oils from nine plants widely found in the Northeast of Brazil were analyzed by measurement of their...
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| author | Eveline Solon Barreira Cavalcanti Selene Maia de Morais Michele Ashley A Lima Eddie William Pinho Santana |
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| description | Aedes aegypti L. is the major vector of dengue fever, an endemic disease in Brazil. In an effort to find effective and affordable ways to control this mosquito, the larvicidal activities of essential oils from nine plants widely found in the Northeast of Brazil were analyzed by measurement of their LC50. The essential oils were extracted by steam distillation and their chemical composition determined by GL-chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy. The essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus and Lippia sidoides, reported in the literature to have larvicidal properties against A. aegypti, were used for activity comparison. The results show that Ocimum americanum and Ocimum gratissimum have LC50 of 67 ppm and 60 ppm respectively, compared to 63 ppm for L. sidoides and 69 ppm for C. citratus. These results suggest a potential utilization of the essential oil of these two Ocimum species for the control of A. aegypti. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b381c551256b4136aacaf4e59a9f81e32023-08-02T09:15:30ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602004-08-0199554154410.1590/S0074-02762004000500015Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L.Eveline Solon Barreira CavalcantiSelene Maia de MoraisMichele Ashley A LimaEddie William Pinho SantanaAedes aegypti L. is the major vector of dengue fever, an endemic disease in Brazil. In an effort to find effective and affordable ways to control this mosquito, the larvicidal activities of essential oils from nine plants widely found in the Northeast of Brazil were analyzed by measurement of their LC50. The essential oils were extracted by steam distillation and their chemical composition determined by GL-chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy. The essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus and Lippia sidoides, reported in the literature to have larvicidal properties against A. aegypti, were used for activity comparison. The results show that Ocimum americanum and Ocimum gratissimum have LC50 of 67 ppm and 60 ppm respectively, compared to 63 ppm for L. sidoides and 69 ppm for C. citratus. These results suggest a potential utilization of the essential oil of these two Ocimum species for the control of A. aegypti.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000500015larvicidal activitymosquito controlAedes aegyptiessential oilsdengue |
| spellingShingle | Eveline Solon Barreira Cavalcanti Selene Maia de Morais Michele Ashley A Lima Eddie William Pinho Santana Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz larvicidal activity mosquito control Aedes aegypti essential oils dengue |
| title | Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. |
| title_full | Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. |
| title_fullStr | Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. |
| title_short | Larvicidal Activity of essential oils from Brazilian plants against Aedes aegypti L. |
| title_sort | larvicidal activity of essential oils from brazilian plants against aedes aegypti l |
| topic | larvicidal activity mosquito control Aedes aegypti essential oils dengue |
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