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Tanzania | Botany | Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2015 | Pages: 356 - 361
Larvicidal Potential of Commiphora swynnertonii (Burtt) Stem Bark Extracts against Anopheles gambiae ss, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L
Abstract: Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol stem bark extracts of Commiphora swynnertonii were evaluated for larvicidal potential against laboratory reared late third stage instar of mosquito namely, Anopheles gambiae ss Gile, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. The WHO methodology was adopted with minor modification using methanol extract with concentrations ranged from 25-300
Keywords: Anopheles gambiae, Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti, larvicidal activity, Lethal concentration
How to Cite?: Mwanaisha Mkangara, Musa Chacha, Paul Erasto Kazyoba, "Larvicidal Potential of Commiphora swynnertonii (Burtt) Stem Bark Extracts against Anopheles gambiae ss, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L", Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 356-361, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB15441, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB15441