Abstract
The ability of Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oils to kill Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae was evaluated. The larvae were treated with their respective essential oils at 50-125 ppm concentration. LC50 and LC90 for V. trifolia against Ae. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus, and those for V. negundo against Ae. aegypti were 57.7+0.4, 77.9+0.9 ppm and 55.17+3.14, 78.28+2.23 ppm, and 50.86+0.9, 73.12+1.3 ppm, respectively. Eucalyptol and caryophyllene were the major components in Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oil, respectively. This study revealed potential larvicidal properties of essential oil from V. trifolia.
Highlights
The ability of Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oils to kill Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae was evaluated
Eucalyptol and caryophyllene were the major components in Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oil, respectively
The present study reports the mosquito larvicidal properties of the essential oils extracted from the leaves of Vitex trifolia (V. trifolia) and Vitex negundo (V. negundo), which are shrubs belonging to the family Lamiaceae
Summary
Abstract Introduction: The ability of Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oils to kill Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae was evaluated. Eucalyptol and caryophyllene were the major components in Vitex trifolia and Vitex negundo essential oil, respectively. The present study reports the mosquito larvicidal properties of the essential oils extracted from the leaves of Vitex trifolia (V. trifolia) and Vitex negundo (V. negundo), which are shrubs belonging to the family Lamiaceae.
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