Astrodaucus persicus as a new source of bioinsectisides against malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi

Author: Saied GOODARZI ¹ ; Abbas HADJIAKHOONDI ¹ ; Narguess YASSA ¹ ; Zahra TOFIGHI ¹ ; Hassan VATANDOOST ² ; Mohammad Reza ABAI ² ; Saeed TAVAKOLI ³ ; Amir HATAMIAN ³ ; Yousef AJANI ³ ; Abbas HADJIAKHOONDI ³ ; Narguess YASSA ³ ; Zahra TOFIGHI ³
Author Information

1. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Anopheles stephensi larvae; Astrodaucus persicus; Bioinsecticide; Malaria vector; Mosquitoes control
From: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017;10(9):896-899
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To determine the larvicidal activities of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol fractions of roots and fruits extracts of Astrodaucus persicus from Apiaceae family against malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi). Methods Twenty five third instar larvae of An. stephensi were exposed to various concentrations (10–160 g/L) of fractions and were assayed according to World Health Organization protocol. The larval mortality was calculated after 24 h treatment. Results Among tested fractions, the highest larvicidal efficacy was observed from ethyl acetate fraction of fruits extract with 50% and 90% mortality values (LC