Plants secondary metabolites for mosquito control

Biological activity of Pouteria sapota leaf extract on post-embryonic development of blowfly Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1818) (Calliphoridae)

“…Some authors have demonstrated that metabolites extracted from plants may have a potential effect with insecticide can provide an alternative to synthetic chemical insecticides (Koul et al, 2008;Dayan et al, 2009;Bilal and Hassan, 2012). Moreira et al (2007) found that the coumarin isolated from the hexane extract of Ageratum conyzoides L., Asteraceae, showed insecticidal activity against Diaphania hyalinata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Musca domestica (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), Periplaneta americana (L.) (Dictyoptera; Blattidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae).…”

Evaluation of Larvicidal Efficacy of Ricinus communis (Castor) Plant Extract and Synthesized Green Silver Nanoparticles against Aedes albopictus

“…Biologists have begun the use these phytochemicals as larvicides to control the mosquitoes ( 19 ). One step ahead, green silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from plant extracts are proved more toxic than phytochemical as larvicides ( 20 ). Green silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have high larvicidal effect because of small size ranging 1–100nm ( 21 ) and large surface area.…”

Evaluation of larvicidal potential of Azadirachta indica (Neem) plant extract and synthesized AgNPs against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae)

“…These plants have played a key role in the protection of human health because these phytochemicals are target specific, rapidly biodegradable, less toxic to human health (Zhu et al, 2008;Ghosh et al, 2012) but can kill mosquito larvae with high mortality rate (KhairulBariyah et al, 2012;Mdoe et al, 2014;Pavela, 2016) by bringing changes in development, midgut epithelium (Al-Mekhlafi, 2018), mutation in DNA and production of reactive oxygen species (Arjunan et al, 2012;Subramaniam et al, 2015) Biologists have started the use of these phytochemicals to control the mosquitoes ( Eliman et al, 2012). Green silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from these phytochemicals are proved more toxic than Phytochemical as larvicides ( (Bilal and Hassan, 2012). Because of small size ranging from 1-100 nm and large surface area of AgNPs made them unique larvicidal agents at very low concentrations (Borase et al, 2013;Muthukumaran et al, 2015).…”