Chemical Composition and Use of <i>Momordica charantia</i> L. and <i>Hyptis spicigera</i> Lam. Extracts as Mosquito Larvicides and Insect Growth Regulators against Malarial Vector, <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> Giles

Abstract

Background: Mosquitoes are responsible of numerous vector-borne diseases and among these diseases is malaria which takes away lives of thousands of people, especially children of under five, particularly in Africa. To reduce the mortality and economic burdens of this deadly disease, synthetic insecticide