Evaluation of larvicidal efficacy of indigenous botanicals from Nigeria against larval stages of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus
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Abstract
Mosquitoes are known to develop resistance over time while using chemicals to eliminate or reduce their population to tolerable level. Plant extracts are explored as alternatives to mitigate their incidence in the environment. The study compared the larvicidal efficacies of five different indigenous botanicals against the larval stages of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. Batches of thirty 1st-3rd instar larvae of Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus were exposed to 5, 10 and 15mg/100ml of the crude extracts of the botanicals respectively and they were assayed in the laboratory for larvicidal activities for 24, 48, and 72hrs post exposure. Morinda lucida and Vernonia amygdalina extracts were the most effective against 1st-3rd instars of Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus.
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