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Potential of some Nigerian plants as mosquito larvicides (2007)

Abstract
Crude ethanolic extracts of thirteen plants from Nigeria were screened for larvicidal activity against fourth instar Aedes aegypti mosquito. Only seven of these were active (LC50 ≤ 6.25ppm). Activity of the solvent partitioned-extracts derived from the more active plants was in the order: EtOAc < BuOH

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Publisher Association of Crop Science, Uganda
Repository African Journals Online (United Kingdom)
Keywords Pseudocedrela kotschyi, Harungana madagascariensis, Pycnanthus angolensis, Larvicidal activity, Aedes aegypti mosquito
Type Peer-Reviewed Article
Language Englisch
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