Evaluation of Larvicidal Efficacy of Ricinus communis (Castor) Plant Extract and Synthesized Green Silver Nanoparticles against Aedes albopictus

Background: Aedes mosquitoes are the most important group of vectors having ability of transmitting pathogens in­cluding arboviruses that can cause serious diseases like Chikungunya fever, Dengue fever and Zika virus in human. Biosynthesis and the use of green silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is an impo...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Waris, Shabab Nasir, Azhar Rasule, Iqra Yousaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1310