ISSN 2736-1624
Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology ISSN 7295-2849 Vol. 10 (2), pp. 001-003, February, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Short Communication
Larvaecidal effects of aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica (neem) on the larvae of Anopheles mosquito
Aliero, B.L.
Department of Biological Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria. Tel.: 234-060-237970; e-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 18 August, 2019
Abstract
The effect of crude aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica (neem) against the larvae of Anopheles mosquito was investigated. Exposure of the larvae to undiluted extracts of seed oil, leaf and bark for 12 hours led to 100, 98, and 48% mortality, respectively. Dilution of these extracts also resulted in mortality of the larvae. We suggest that the seed oil and leaf extract of neem contain properties that could be developed and used in the control of mosquitoes in the tropics.
Key words: Anopheles mosquito, neem, Azadirachta indica.