Toxicological screening of marine red algae Champia parvula (C. Agardh) against the dengue mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and its non-toxicity against three beneficial aquatic predators

• Main Authors: Parthiban Yogarajalakshmi, Thinnaur Venugopal Poonguzhali, Raja Ganesan, Sengodan Karthi, Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan, Patcharin Krutmuang, Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, Faruq Mohammad, Tae Jin Kim, Prabhakaran Vasantha-Srinivasan
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85082706030&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70048
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Larval toxicity of ethanolic extract of C. parvula (Ex-Cp) was prominent in the second and the third instars at the maximum lethal dosage of 100 ppm with 98 and 97 % mortality rate respectively. The LC50 and LC90 was displayed at 43 ppm and 88 ppm dosage respectively. Correspond...