@article{fdi:010038249, title = {{L}arvicidal activity of some {C}errado plant extracts against {A}edes aegypti}, author = {{R}odrigues, {A}.{M}.{S}. and {D}e {P}aula, {J}.{E}. and {D}{\'e}gallier, {N}icolas and {M}olez, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {E}spindola, {L}.{S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}ne hundred ninety hexanic and ethanolic extracts from 27 plant species from the {C}errado biome of {B}razil were tested for larvicidal activity against 3rd-stage {A}edes aegypti larvae at 500 mu g/ml. {F}ourteen extracts from 7 species showed activity (> 65% mortality) against the larvae. {O}f these, {D}uguetia furfuracea, {P}iptocarpha rotundifolia, {C}asearia sylvestris var. lingua, {S}erjania lethalis, and {X}ylopia aromatica were active at 56.6, 162.31, 232.4, 285.76, and 384.37 mu g/ml, respectively. {A}nnona crassiflora and {C}ybistax antisyphilitica showed activity at 23.06 and 27.61 mu g/ml. {T}he larvicidal properties of these species are described for the first time, and may prove to be promising in active chemical compound isolation.}, keywords = {{A}edes aegypti ; larvicides ; {B}razilian {C}errado ; natural products}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of the {A}merican {M}osquito {C}ontrol {A}ssociation}, volume = {22}, numero = {2}, pages = {314--317}, ISSN = {8756-971{X}}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.2987/8756-971{X}(2006)22[314:{LAOSCP}]2.0.{CO};2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010038249}, }