Adulticidal activity against Stegomyia aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) of three Piper spp

• Main Authors: Choochote W., Chaithong U., Kamsuk K., Rattanachanpichai E., Jitpakdi A., Tippawangkosol P., Chaiyasit D., Champakaew D., Tuetun B., Pitasawat B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3203
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Three Piper species, Piper longum, P. ribesoides and P. sarmentosum, were selected for investigation of adulticidal potential against Stegomyia aegypti, a main vector of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever. Successive extraction by maceration with 95% ethanol showed percentage yields of ethanolic e...