INVESTIGADORES
CARPINELLA Maria Cecilia
artículos
Título:
Larvicide and oviposition deterrent effects of fruit and leaf extracts obtained from Melia azedarach L. on Aedes aegypti (L.)
Autor/es:
C. CORIA; W. ALMIRON; G. VALLADARES; C. CARPINELLA; F. LUDUEÑA; M. DEFAGO; S. PALACIOS
Revista:
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: The Netherlands; Año: 2008 vol. 99 p. 3066 - 3070
ISSN:
0960-8524
Resumen:
Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae), the main urban vector of dengue, has developed resistance to various insecticides, making its control increasingly difficult. We explored the effects of Argentine Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) fruit and senescent leaf extracts on Ae. aegypti larval development and survival, by rearing cohorts of first instar mosquitoes in water with different extract concentrations. We also analysed oviposition deterrent activity in choice tests with extract-treated ovitraps. The leaf extract showed a strong larvicide activity, with all larvae dying before pupation, and significantly delayed development time. It strongly inhibited oviposition by Ae. aegypti females. The fruit extract showed much weaker effects. This first report of highly effective larvicidal, growth regulating and oviposition deterrent activity of a senescent leaf extract of M. azedarach against Ae. aegypti, suggests that such extract could represent a promising tool in the management of this mosquito pest.