Open AccessLarvicidal efficacies and chemical composition of essential oils of Pinus sylvestris and Syzygium aromaticum against mosquitoes
Author(s) -
Kehinde Adenike Fayemiwo,
M. A. Adeleke,
Ovie Princewill Okoro,
Shola Hezekiah Awojide,
Ilias Olufemi Awoniyi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine/asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2588-9222
pISSN - 2221-1691
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-1691(14)60204-5
Subject(s) - syzygium , eugenol , aedes aegypti , larva , biology , essential oil , traditional medicine , culex quinquefasciatus , botany , chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry
To assess the chemical composition and mosquito larvicidal potentials of essential oils of locally sourced Pinus sylvestris (P. sylvestris) and Syzygium aromaticum (S. aromaticum) against Aedes aegypti (A. aegypti) and Culex quinquefasciatus (C. quinquefasciatus).