In SIlico approaches for characterizing antimicrobials and larvicidal activity of selected plant extracts aganist the filarial vector culex quinquefasciatus

Abstract

Mosquitoes are the most important single group of insects in terms of public health newlineas vectors which transmit a number of diseases such as malaria filariasis dengue newlineJapanese encepliatis etc causing millions of deaths every year Repeated use of synthetic newlineinsecticides for mosquito control has disrupted natural biological control sytems and led to newlineresurgences in mosquito populations It has also resulted in the development of resistance newlineundesirable effects on nontarget organisms and fostered environmental newlineand human health concern which initiated a search for alternative newlinecontrol measures Plants are considered as a rich source of bioactive chemicals and they newlinemay be an alternative source of mosquito control agents