Biopesticides Activity of the Extracts of Three Medicinal Plants in the Developmental Stages of Malaria Vector, Anopheles Gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae)
Abstract:Background and purpose: The insecticidal potential of Carica papaya (male and female species), and Spondias mombin were tested against the developmental stages of the malaria vector; Anopheles gambiae in the laboratory at an ambient condition.
Materials and Methods: Methanolic leaves extracts of S. mombin and C. papaya (male and female species) were carried out using cold extraction method. The extracts were evaporated and concentrated using a rotary evaporator under low pressure to make solvent-free. Th… Show more
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