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Larvicidal activity of 94 extracts from ten plant species of northeastern of Brazil against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae)

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In an effort to find effective and affordable ways to control of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae), the larvicidal activities of 94 extracts from ten plant species belonging to eight families [Guettarda grazielae and Spermacoce verticillata (Rubiaceae), Coccoloba mollis and Triplaris americana (Polygonaceae), Eschweilera ovata (Lecytidaceae), Merremia aegyptia (Convolvulaceae), Ouratea nitida (Ochnnaceae), Protium heptaphyllum (Burseraceae), Rourea doniana (Connaraceae), and Tovomita brevistaminea (Guttiferae)], widely found in the northeast of Brazil, were initially screened at 250 µg/mL. Nineteen of the 94 extracts from six plant species (C. mollis, G. grazielae, M. aegyptia, R. doniana, S. verticillata, and T. americana) showed significant activity (>75% mortality) against the fourth instar larvae. Some of these extracts showed 100% mosquito larvae mortality, with LD50 values lower 200 µg/mL. When compared to synthetic insecticide Temephos (LD50 8.7 µg/mL), two of them, hexane (LD50 12.1 µg/mL) and ethyl acetate (LD50 51.6 µg/mL) extracts from stems of R. doniana and G. grazielae, respectively, were the most effective. The isolation and purification of these extracts are in progress and evaluation of these compounds will be needed to identify the active component.

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The authors are grateful to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas (FAPEAL), Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia-Instituto do Milênio do Semiárido (MCT-IMSEAR), and Banco do Nordeste-Rede Nordestina de Biotecnologia (BNB-RENORBIO) for financial supports and research fellowships.

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  1. Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-970, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

    Patrícia V. Oliveira, Jesú C. Ferreira Jr., Fabyanne S. Moura, Gerson S. Lima, Fernando M. de Oliveira, Patrícia Emanuella S. Oliveira & Lucia M. Conserva

  2. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

    Ana Maria Giulietti

  3. Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas, 57017-320, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

    Rosangela P. Lyra Lemos

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Oliveira, P.V., Ferreira, J.C., Moura, F.S. et al. Larvicidal activity of 94 extracts from ten plant species of northeastern of Brazil against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitol Res 107, 403–407 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1880-4

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