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Effect of Some Leaf Extract of Tobacco (Nicotiana Tabacum), Lantanacamara, Tridax Procumbence and Murraya koenigii against Mosquito larva

Author Name : Dr. Manju Dixit, Gayathri Sunil, Hridya V

ABSTRACT

Mosquito known as a vector for malaria, dengue and chikungunya fever.For control of mosquito larva medicinal plant become a alternative source . In current study we use some leaf extract like tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) ,Lantana camara,  Tridax procumbens  and murraya koenigii against mosquito three instar larvae of Anopheles at different concentration ( 15 min, 30min,45min 1hour  ) and the  mortality rate LD100and LC5100  was  counted. The result indicate that leaf extract of tobacco have active larvicide against Anopheles larvae.

Key words-- Mosquito , tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum),Tridax procumbens,mortality rate