Open AccessInsecticidal, Oxidative, and Genotoxic Activities of Syzygium aromaticum and Eucalyptus globulus on Culex pipiens Adults and Larvae
Author(s) -
Elham Elzayyat,
Noha A. Elleboudy,
Azza Moustafa,
Asmaa Ammar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2018.5626
Subject(s) - eucalyptus globulus , culex pipiens , genotoxicity , toxicology , pesticide , biology , larva , limonene , eucalyptus oil , eucalyptus , botany , toxicity , essential oil , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry , immunology
The wide-reaching Culex pipiens has long been a public apprehension. Combating serious vector-borne diseases requires the use of insecticides effective against both humans and the ecosystem. The wide variation of botanicals that nature has to offer tempts researchers to study their interactions with the insects. Environment-friendly insecticides light up hope for maintaining ecological balance and pollution mitigation. This study aimed at evaluating the insecticidal, oxidative, and genotoxic activities of eucalyptus and clove oils on C. pipiens adults and larvae.