Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

K. Sithara ¹, K. Kamalaveni ¹, A. Sharon Rose Susannah ¹

Affiliations
1 Deptt. of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-641 029, T.N., IN

Abstract

Plant products are capable of producing multiple effects in insects such as antifeedancy, growth regulation, fecundity suppression, sterilization, etc. Synthetic pesticides lead to serious problems like environmental pollution, health hazards and insect resistance to insecticides. Study of egg, larvae and pupae affected by the testing of different concentrations of some biocide showed an increased mortality over the control. The results have been discussed in the light of biopesticides as good alternative for the synthetic pesticides used in mosquito control.

Keywords

Biocide, Aedes aegypti, Mosquito Control.

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