Plant extracts from the Colombian Caribbean region against larvae of the mosquito vector of dengue, zika and chikungunya.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3407/rpn.v5i2.6883Keywords:
Aedes aegypti, Mammea americana, Tabernaemontana cymosa Jacq, natural larvicidesAbstract
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector of the Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses. Due to the lack of vaccines for these diseases, synthetic insecticides have been the main tools to control the vector and prevent the spread of viruses
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