FORMULATION OF NATURAL MOSQUITO PAPER COIL AND EVALUATION OF MOSQUITOCIDAL ACTIVITY
AbstractThe main aim of the present study is to formulate low cost natural mosquito paper coil and to evaluate the mosquitocidal activity of Annona squamosa leaf extracts. Annona squamosa Linn. is the plant belonging to the family of Annonaceae commonly known as custard apple. Several bioactive compounds have been isolated from the Annona squamosa leaf extracts reported to possess anti-diabetic activity, Mosquitocidal activity, antioxidant and anti-bacterial activities. Mosquito species are well known vectors for the transmission of vector borne diseases affecting human beings particularly malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Chikungunya fever and filariasis. In recent years development of new synthetic products and their introduction into international usage has become a very costly affair and shows side effects. Hence, a lot of time, money and resources are channelled towards the synthetic formulation. Different extracts of Annona squamosa were prepared and they are formulated as a paper coil and evaluated by using commercially obtained paper coil as a standard for its mosquitocidal activity
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