Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2002
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Investigation on the Larvicidal Activity of the Plant Phyllanthus amarus against Anopheles stephensi

  • Author:
  • Shalini Khanna, M.M. Srivastava, Shalini Srivastava
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 158 to 160

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India.

Online published on 31 October, 2011.

Abstract

Larvicidal activity of chloroform and ethanolic extracts of Phyllanthus amarus against mosquito larvae (Anopheles stephensi) has been explored. LC50 values of the extracts have been calculated by probit analysis method. Ethanolic root extract has been found to be potent larvicidal agent against the target insect species.

Keywords

Phyllanthus amarus, Anopheles stephensi, larvicidal