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Zemede Asfaw

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• Research Article
  Larvicidal and Adulticidal Effects of Extracts from Some Indigenous Plants against the Malaria Vector, Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ethiopia
  Author(s): Damtew Bekele, Beyene Petros, Habte Tekie and Zemede Asfaw  Damtew Bekele, Beyene Petros, Habte Tekie and Zemede Asfaw 
  
  The mosquito Anopheles not only cause nuisance by their bites but also transmit deadly diseases like malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the malaria deaths occur in the world. In Ethiopia, despite the use of native plants in traditional combat against mosquitoes, use in a modern way has remained scanty. The present study, being based on an initial ethno botanical survey, carried out screening experiments on five indigenous ethno botanical species (Aloe pirottae Berger, Aloaceae; Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC) Schweinf, Appocynaceae; Brassica nigra L. Koch, Brassicaceae; Oreosyce africana Hook.f., Cucurbitaceae and Piper capense L.f., Piperaceae). The larvicidal activity of 80% methanol extracts of the first two plant species against the fourth instars of Anopheles arabiensis Patton, and adulticidal activity with the same solvent extracts of the latter four species against Anoph.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6202.1000144

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