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Bioefficacy of Azadirachtin in Controlling Culex pipiens pipiens ( Diptera : Culicidae )

Abdelouaheb Alouani, Nassima Rehimi, Noureddine Soltani

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13T P Abstract Azadirachtin was tested for its effects against First P P and second instars larvae of mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), laboratory reared larvae were exposed to 0.125 ; 0.250; 0.500 and 0.750 mg/ L of azadirachtin in laboratory of biology animal application, biology Department , university of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria. Larvicidal assays were conducted according to standard World Health Organization (WHO) .The results have been exploited according to classic statistical methods. A linear correlation was revealed between concentration and larval mortality. At first stage, larval mortality increased from 45.83 % at 0.125 mg /L to 94.44 % at concentration 0.750mg /L of Azadirachtin in direct effect. The lethal concentration LC R

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13T P Abstract Azadirachtin was tested for its effects against First P P and second instars larvae of mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), laboratory reared larvae were exposed to 0.125 ; 0.250; 0.500 and 0.750 mg/ L of azadirachtin in laboratory of biology animal application, biology Department , university of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria. Larvicidal assays were conducted according to standard World Health Organization (WHO) .The results have been exploited according to classic statistical methods. A linear correlation was revealed between concentration and larval mortality. At first stage, larval mortality increased from 45.83 % at 0.125 mg /L to 94.44 % at concentration 0.750mg /L of Azadirachtin in direct effect. The lethal concentration LC R

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13T P Abstract Azadirachtin was tested for its effects against First P P and second instars larvae of mosquito Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), laboratory reared larvae were exposed to 0.125 ; 0.250; 0.500 and 0.750 mg/ L of azadirachtin in laboratory of biology animal application, biology Department , university of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria. Larvicidal assays were conducted according to standard World Health Organization (WHO) .The results have been exploited according to classic statistical methods. A linear correlation was revealed between concentration and larval mortality. At first stage, larval mortality increased from 45.83 % at 0.125 mg /L to 94.44 % at concentration 0.750mg /L of Azadirachtin in direct effect. The lethal concentration LC R

Key concepts: Azadirachtin, Culex pipiens, Instar, Larva, Biology, Toxicology, Veterinary medicine, Culex

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