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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Larvicidal activity of leaf extract from Mauritiella armata (Aceraceae) on Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Culicidae)
Authors: Rosanna Lorrane Francisco dos Reis Matos
Núbia Nunes de Souza
Sandro Morais dos Santos
Aline Ferreira Rafael
Eduardo Robson Duarte
Katchuce Brito Amarante Oliveira
Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu
Franciellen Morais Costa
Sônia Ribeiro Arrudas
Islaine Franciely Pinheiro de Azevedo
Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes
Ana Paula Venuto Moura
Thallyta Maria Vieira
Abstract: The mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) are important vectors of several arboviruses, and are relevant public health problems. Conventional control, using chemical larvicides have selected resistant Culicidae populations and caused negative effects on the environment and human health. However, the use of plant extracts has represented a sustainable alternative for insect control. Popularly known as Xiriri, Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret (Aceraceae) is an abundant palm tree in Vereda ecosystems and has economic and social importance. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of the aqueous extract (AE) leaves of this plant on Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae. The mortalities of larvae were analyzed after treatment with four concentrations of the extract, comparing with a negative control using mineral water. The AE promoted 100% efficacy against Ae. aegypti larvae at 7.9 mg/mL. The lethal concentration to promote 90% mortality of Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae was estimated at 30.57 mg/mL. After chromatographic analyses, flavonoids, catechin and carbohydrates were detected. AE from M. armata leaves presented high larvicidal activity against Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus, and represents a promising alternative to be used in vector control.
Subject: Arbovírus
Aedes aegypti
Culex
Insetos nocivos - Controle
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: ICA - INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS
ICB - DEPARTAMENTO DE MICROBIOLOGIA
Rights: Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.5539/jas.v14n2p63
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59388
Issue Date: 2022
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/view/0/46596
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Journal of Agricultural Science
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