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ArticleParasites & vectors2017

Evaluation of active ingredients and larvicidal activity of clove and cinnamon essential oils against Anopheles gambiae (sensu lato).

Adelina Thomas, Humphrey D Mazigo, Alphaxard Manjurano, Domenica Morona, Eliningaya J Kweka

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adelina ThomasSchool of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Humphrey D MazigoDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Alphaxard ManjuranoNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Domenica MoronaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Eliningaya J KwekaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania. kwekae@tpri.or.tz.
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZNational Institute for Medical Research · TZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMosquitoes are well-known vectors of many diseases including malaria and lymphatic filariasis. Uses of synthetic insecticides are associated with high toxicity, resistance, environmental pollution and limited alternative, effective synthetic insecticides. This study was undertaken to evaluate the larvicidal efficacy of clove and cinnamon essential oils against laboratory Anopheles gambiae (sensu stricto) and wild An. arabiensis larvae.

methodsThe standard WHO guideline for larvicides evaluation was used, and the GC-MS machine was used for active compounds percentage composition analysis and structures identification. Probit regression analysis was used for LC

resultsMortality effect of clove and cinnamon essential oils against wild and laboratory-reared larvae had variations indicated by their LC

conclusionThe essential oils showed a larvicidal effect which was concentration-dependent for both laboratory and wild collected larvae. The active ingredient compositions triggered different responses in mortality. Further research in small-scale should be conducted with concentrated extracted compounds.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnophelesBridged Bicyclo CompoundsClove OilEugenolInsecticidesLarvaOils, VolatilePlant OilsBridged Bicyclo Compoundscinnamon oil, barkClove OilEugenolInsecticidesOils, VolatilePlant OilsAnopheles gambiaeCinnamonCloveEssential oilLarvicidesMortality

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PMID28874207
PMCPMC5585972
OpenAlexW2750762274

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