Aromatic plant-derived essential oil: An alternative larvicide for mosquito control

• Main Authors: Pitasawat B., Champakaew D., Choochote W., Jitpakdi A., Chaithong U., Kanjanapothi D., Rattanachanpichai E., Tippawangkosol P., Riyong D., Tuetun B., Chaiyasit D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34047264618&partnerID=40&md5=6a91dcd133b1b51b886453549f147ce6; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17337133; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2232
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Five aromatic plants, Carum carvi (caraway), Apium graveolens (celery), Foeniculum vulgare (fennel), Zanthoxylum limonella (mullilam) and Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary) were selected for investigating larvicidal potential against mosquito vectors. Two laboratory-reared mosquito species, Anopheles dirus,...