CALOTROPIS PROCERA LEAF AND SEED EXTRACTS AS AN EFFECTIVE AGENTS AGAINST THE LARVAE OF CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS
K. MANIMEGALAI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AVINASHILINGAM DEEMED UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, COIMBATORE-641 043, INDIA.
R. DHIVYA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AVINASHILINGAM DEEMED UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, COIMBATORE-641 043, INDIA.
D. DHANALAKSHMI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AVINASHILINGAM DEEMED UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, COIMBATORE-641 043, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The larvicidal activity of leaf and seed extracts of Calotropis procera against the immature stages of Culex quinquefasciatus was determined. The larval mortality was observed after 24 h exposure. Ethanol extract of C. procera seed was found to have high larvicidal and pupicidal potency.
Keywords: Culex quinquefasciatus, Calotropis procera,, larval mortality