Larvicidal activity of Zanthoxylum acanthopodium essential oil against the malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles anthropophagus and Anopheles sinensis

Abstract Background Zanthoxylum acanthopodium has insecticidal effect in Chinese traditional medicine. In this study, the essential oil from the dried Zanthoxylum plant was used as a larvicidal compound against the malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles anthropophagus and Anopheles sinensis. Methods Compound...

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Main Authors: Qi He, Wenxia Wang, Liang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2341-2