This study was initiated to establish whether any South African ethnomedicinal plants (indigenous or exotic), that have been reported to be used traditionally to repel or kill mosquitoes, exhibit effective mosquito larvicidal properties.
Reference:
Maharaj, R, Maharaj, V, Crouch, NR, Bhagwandin, N, Folb, PI, Pillay, P and Gayaram, R. 2012. Screening of selected ethnomedicinal plants from South Africa for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Anopheles arabiensis. Malaria Journal, vol. 11 (320), pp 1-6
Maharaj, R., Maharaj, V., Crouch, N., Bhagwandin, N., Folb, P., Pillay, P., & Gayaram, R. (2012). Screening of selected ethnomedicinal plants from South Africa for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Anopheles arabiensis. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6593
Maharaj, R, V Maharaj, NR Crouch, N Bhagwandin, PI Folb, P Pillay, and R Gayaram "Screening of selected ethnomedicinal plants from South Africa for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Anopheles arabiensis." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6593
Maharaj R, Maharaj V, Crouch N, Bhagwandin N, Folb P, Pillay P, et al. Screening of selected ethnomedicinal plants from South Africa for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Anopheles arabiensis. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6593.