Larvicidal activities of 215 medicinal plants extracts against Aedes Aegypti from Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Shohag Hossen Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Shariful Islam Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Md Ismail Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Khairul Anam Evan Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Md Khondakar Raziur Rahman Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Md Arif Hossain Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Md Ikramul Hasan Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Sanjana Chowdhury Nahin Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Sayma Siddique Mitu Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Tahmina Jahin Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Jannatun Nayeem Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Shaikh Bokhtear Uddin Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Omar Faruque Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Medicinal plants, Larvicides, Dengue, Aedes aegypti, Mosquito repellent

Abstract

This study examined the effects of fresh crude extract from 215 plants on the mortality rate of third-instar larvae of Aedes aegypti after a 24-hour exposure. Twenty five plants demonstrated a high mortality rate  (up to 80%) at five different concentrations.  The LC50, LC90, and LC95 values of the tested plants showed that 15 plants were with 100% larvicidal potential. Stemona tuberosa showed the highest efficacy against Aedes larvae having LC50 = 3.78, LC90 = 7.51, and LC95 = 7.97, while Jatropha gossypifolia showed the lowest efficacy i.e., LC50 = 6.58, LC90 =11.23, and LC95 = 11.31. The extracts from Acmella radicans, Allium sativum, and Oxalis violacea exhibited a similar LC50 value of 3.99, indicating their high potency. Hence, the tested plants are a potential source of bioactive compounds that may work as a potential alternative to chemical mosquito larvicides.

Bangladesh J. Bot. 54(1): 54-60, 2025 (March)

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2025-03-25

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Hossen, M. S., Islam, S., Ismail, M., Evan, K. A., Rahman, M. K. R., Hossain, M. A., Hasan, M. I., Nahin, S. C., Mitu, S. S., Jahin, T., Nayeem, J., Uddin, S. B., & Faruque, M. O. (2025). Larvicidal activities of 215 medicinal plants extracts against Aedes Aegypti from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 54(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v54i1.80737

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Vol. 54 No. 1 (2025)

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Hossen, M. S., Islam, S., Ismail, M., Evan, K. A., Rahman, M. K. R., Hossain, M. A., Hasan, M. I., Nahin, S. C., Mitu, S. S., Jahin, T., Nayeem, J., Uddin, S. B., & Faruque, M. O. (2025). Larvicidal activities of 215 medicinal plants extracts against Aedes Aegypti from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 54(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v54i1.80737