COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LEAF AND SEED RACTS AGAINST THE FILARIAL VECTOR CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS

Authors

  • C.A ANNAPOORANI. Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore – 641043, India
  • K. MANIMEGALAI. Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore – 641043, India

Keywords:

Culex quinquefasciatus, Momordica charantia, fourth instar larvae, maximum mortality

Abstract

A comparative study using Momordica charantia leaf and seed extract on the fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefaciatus. A maximum mortality (100%) was observed in petroleum ether leaf extract at 72hr and in seed extracts minimum larval mortality was observed in petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanol extracts.

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30.09.2013

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C.A ANNAPOORANI., & K. MANIMEGALAI. (2013). COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LEAF AND SEED RACTS AGAINST THE FILARIAL VECTOR CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(3), 83–87. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2551

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Volume 4, Issue 3, 2013

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