Special Issue Description


Authors : Akash Gaikwad

Page Nos : 35-38

Description :
Mosquitoes are transmitting serious human life threatening diseases causing millions of deaths every year.This dictates the need to develope environmentally safe, cost effective and preferably locally available agents for mosquitoe control. Eliminating the source of infection is an essential step in the control of mosquito borne diseases. Most of the mosquito control programs target on the larval stage at breeding sites, as adulticides may only reduce the adult population temporarily. Plant products may be the alternative sources of the mosquito control without any hazard to human being. The present study emphasized the study of insecticidal properties of indigenous plant products.All the plant extracts used in this study, showen that no mortality of mosquitoes occure significantly. The effects of various concentrations of were studied in a dose dependent manner. The methanol and Pongamia oil was found to have rate of larvicidal rate against mosquitoes.

Date of Online: 30 ,Feb.2020