Author:Maharaj, R; Gayaram, R; Crouch, N; Maharaj, V; Pillay, P; Bhagwandin, N; Folb, PIDate:Feb 2006Malaria is a serious health problem in South Africa affecting the lives of approximately 4 million people. Resistance to the principal vector, Anopheles arabiensis, has initiated a search for new plant-derived insecticides. Plants were selected ...Read more
Author:Maharaj, R; Maharaj, V; Crouch, NR; Bhagwandin, N; Folb, PI; Pillay, P; Gayaram, RDate:Aug 2011This study was conducted to evaluate whether a selection of South African ethnomedicinal plants included in this study displayed insecticidal properties when screened against adult stages of the mosquito. 381 crude extracts of 80 plant taxa ...Read more
Author:Maharaj, R; Maharaj, V; Crouch, NR; Bhagwandin, N; Folb, PI; Pillay, P; Gayaram, RDate:Sep 2012This 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.Read more