Citrus Seed Oils Efficacy against Larvae of .

J Arthropod Borne Dis

Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Published: September 2017

Background: Dengue fever is a serious public health issue in Pakistan for many years. Globally plants have been reported to contain compounds with insecticidal properties. These properties have been demonstrated more recently on the larval stages of mosquitoes. Therefore, Citrus cultivar seeds were evaluated for larvicidal potential against the primary dengue vector .

Methods: Extraction of oil was done by a steam distillation method and oils were evaluated according to WHO guidelines for larvicides 2005 for evaluation of insecticidal properties of citrus seed extracts against mosquito larvae.

Result: Among the Citrus cultivar seed oil, rough lemon () had the lowest LC value (200.79ppm), while musambi ( var ) had the highest LC value (457.30ppm) after 24 h of exposure.

Conclusion: Citrus cultivars have some larvicidal potential but had the greatest potential against larvae. Further small-scale field trials using the extracts of will be conducted to determine operational feasibility.

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