A systematic review of larvicidal effect of essential oils from plants against Aedes aegypti larvaes
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2019.22Keywords:
essential oils from plants, larvicidal Aedes aegypti, systematic reviewAbstract
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is endemic disease in Thailand and recently there have been an increase in the number of DHF cases and mortality. One of the best ways to prevent DHF is to avoid mosquito bite and to get rid of Aedes vectors habitats. Several studies found that essential oils extracted from plants can kill mosquito larvae. However, to date no systematic review on this kind of researches has been undertaken. This study aimed to review the essential oils from plants with potential larvicidal activity against in vitro Aedes aegypti larvae, which focused primarily on specific plant species, concentrations of essential oils, and their larvicidal effect. Keywords were used to search on three databases including SCOPUS, PROQUEST, and SPRINGER, and studies published between 2008 to 2017 were included. Seven from 440 studies met the criteria for final review. Eight species of plants were extracted to get the essential oils to kill stage 3-4 of in vitro larvae. Based on their effects from the highest to the lowest, the eight species of plants were: (1) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, (2) Piper corcovadensis (Miq.) C. DC (3) Zingiber nimmonii (J. Graham) Dalzell, (4) Blumea eriantha (5) Zingiber cernuum (6) Pinus kesiya (7) Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr, and (8) Clausena dentata (Willd) M. Roam. Concentrations of these eight essential oils were found to have an LC50 value of 11.92, 30.52, 44.46, 44.82, 44.88, 57.00, 93.56, and 140.20 ppm, respectively. More studies on the effects of applying these essential oils to kill mosquito larvae in real situations for controlling Aedes vector and reducing incidence rate of DHF are needed.
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Chaona N, Sukumolanan P, Mahawong A, Bunsong J, Banharak S. A systematic review of larvicidal effect of essential oils from plants against Aedes aegypti larvaes. Dis Control J [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 18];45(3):221-3. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DCJ/article/view/218868
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