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

• Main Authors: Wej Choochote, Udom Chaithong, Kittichai Kamsuk, Eumporn Rattanachanpichai, Atchariya Jitpakdi, Pongsri Tippawangkosol, Dana Chaiyasit, Daruna Champakaew, Benjawan Tuetun, Benjawan Pitasawat
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33645026723&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61914
• 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...