EFFICACY OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDES AGAINST THE CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES
AbstractMosquitoes transmit serious human diseases causing millions of deaths every year. Phytochemistry has proven that there are potential mosquito control agents and also alternatives to synthetic insecticides. The present paper reports Ageratum conyzoides commonly known as Kubhi in Hindi of family Astereacae. The plant after proper identification was collected shade dried and powdered to the fine mesh size. 5 different concentrations were used against IInd and IVth instar of Anapheles stephensi. Larvicidal and growth inhibitory activity of Ageratum conyzoides exhibited in the II and IVth instar larvae of the Anapheles stephensi. After 24 hours, LC50 value was determined using probit analysis method. It was notice that the LC50 value for IInd and IVth instar larvae were 238.65 and 228.54 ppm respectively. The result indicate that fourth instar larvae are more susceptible then second instar larvae .the result obtained suggest that bioactive compound of Ageratum conyzoides could be used in the search for new larvicidal compound of plant origin
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Neetu Arya*, Sangeeta Chaurasia, Anita Shakya, Matadeen Bharti and Neera Sahai
Pest control and Ayurvedic Drug Research Laboratory, S.S.L. Jain P. G. College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India
14 July, 2011
14 October, 2011
21 November, 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.2(12).3235-37
01 December, 2011
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