| Efficacy of some plant extracts on anopheles gambiae mosquito larvae Contributor(s): Aina, Sulaimon Adebisi (Author), Banjo, Davies Adedoyin (Author), Lawal, Olusegun Adebayo (Author) |
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ISBN: 3659139025 ISBN-13: 9783659139024 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6" W x 9" (0.31 lbs) 88 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Efficacies of both the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Calotropis gigantea, R. Br. (Ascelepiadaceae), Physalis angulata L., Aframomum melegueta K. Schum, Piper guineense Schum & Thonn, Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf., Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich, Blighia sapida Koeing, Tetrapluera tetraptera, Jatropha curcas Linn. and Raphia vinifera were tested on second instar larvae of Anopheles mosquito for 24hours. The LC50 and LC95 conducted showed that the ethanolic extracts of P. guineense seeds emerged the most active with 0.028mg/ml while the aqueous extracts of D. regia (20mg/ml) seeds, J. curcas (18.25mg/ml) seeds and R. vinifera ( |
