Larvicidal efficacies of plants from Midwestern Brazil: melianodiol from Guarea kunthiana as a potential biopesticide against Aedes aegypti

Larvicidal efficacies of plants from Midwestern Brazil: melianodiol from Guarea kunthiana as a potential biopesticide against Aedes aegypti

A total of 36 ethanol extracts from different anatomical parts of 27 plant species (18 families), native to the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes in Midwest Brazil, was assessed for their effect against Aedes aegypti larvae, the vector of dengue, hemorrhagic dengue, Zika and chikungunya fevers. Only the e...

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Main Authors: Ulana Chaves Sarmento, Carlos Henrique Miguita, Luís Henrique de Oliveira Almeida, Cleusa Rocha Garcia Gaban, Lilliam May Grespan Estodutto da Silva, Albert Schiaveto de Souza, Walmir Silva Garcez, Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2016-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Guarea kunthiana
mosquito control
dengue
Zika
chikungunya
protolimonoid
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