Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 2

Effect of Essential Oil of Murray a Koenigii (L.) Spreng Leaves on Mortality of Mosquito (Anopheles Stephensi) Larvae

  • Author:
  • S Srivastava, Deb Prasad Ray, RP Singh
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 148 to 149

Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

*Corresponding author deb_iari@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The essential oil of Murraya koenigii Spreng leaf was extracted through hydro distillation in Clevenger apparatus and the yield was reported to be 0.2% (w/w). Oil extracted from the leaf was found to have larvicidal activity against 3rd and 4th instar larvae of Anopheles stephensi, the malarial parasite with LC50 of 15.96 ppm.

Keywords

Anopheles stephensi, Larvicidal activity, LC50, Murraya koenigii