Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Evaluation of larvicidal activity and brine shrimp toxicity of rhizome extracts of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith |
| Authors: |
Bucker, Augusto, Falcao-Bucker, Nadia Cristina, Nunez, Cecilia Veronica, Pinheiro, Carlos Cleomir de Souza, Tadei, Wanderli Pedro |
| Source: |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. June 2013 46(3) |
| Publisher Information: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, 2013. |
| Publication Year: |
2013 |
| Subject Terms: |
Larvicide, Rhizomes, Zingiber zerumbet |
| More Details: |
Introduction In this study, we used dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol (MeOH) extracts of the Zingiber zerumbet rhizome to evaluate brine shrimp lethality and larvicidal activity on Aedes aegypti and Anopheles nuneztovari mosquitoes. Methods Bioassays were performed by exposing third-instar larvae of each mosquito species to the DCM or MeOH extracts. Results Probit analysis with DCM and MeOH extracts demonstrated efficient larvicidal activity against A. aegypti and A. nuneztovari larvae. Conclusions The DCM and MeOH extracts showed higher activity against A. nuneztovari larvae than against A. aegypti larvae, suggesting that the extracts have species-specific activity. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0037-8682 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/0037-8682-1309-2013 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000300377 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S0037.86822013000300377 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
