Mousumi Barik¹ , Anjali  Rawani^{1, 2} , Goutam Chandra¹

1 Mosquito, Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Zoology, Gour Banga University, Malda, West Bengal, India
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Journal of Mosquito Research, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 13   doi: 10.5376/jmr.2016.06.0013
Received: 01 Apr., 2016    Accepted: 09 May, 2016    Published: 24 Jun., 2016

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Barik M., Rawani A., and Chandra G., 2016, Mosquito larvicidal activity of solvent extracts of fruits of Acacia auriculiformis against Japanese encephalitis vector Culex vishnui group , Journal of Mosquito Research, 6(13): 1-8 (doi: 10.5376/jmr.2016.06.0013)

The purpose of present study was to determine the larvicidal activity of different solvent extracts of fruits of Acacia auriculiformis against the 3^rd larval instar of Culex vishnui group. The solvent extracts of fruits of A. auriculiformis (concentrations were 100, 200, 300 ppm) showed varied results against 3^rd larval instars with highest mortality at 300 ppm. The percent mortality was higher in chloroform: methanol (1:1 v/v) extract than other extracts. The order of efficacy of different solvent extracts was chloroform: methanol (1:1 v/v) > absolute alcohol > n-Hexane > acetone > petroleum ether. Results of regression analyses showed that percentage mortalities were positively correlated with the concentrations. Probit analysis revealed LC₅₀ value and their LCL and UCL values at different time intervals and the lowest LC₅₀ value was obtained at 72 h of exposures. There was no mortality of non-target organisms after 24 h of exposure to lethal concentration (LC₅₀ value of chloroform: methanol (1:1 v/v) solvent extract at 24 h determined against 3rd instar larvae).

Culex vishnui group; Acacia auriculiformis; Larvicidal activity; Solvent extracts