Maharaj, RGayaram, RCrouch, NMaharaj, VPillay, PBhagwandin, NFolb, PI2008-12-102008-12-102006-02Maharaj, R, Gayaram, R, Crouch, N et al. 2006. Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties. CSIR Research and Innovation Conference: 1st CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 27-28 February 2006, pp1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2714CSIR Research and Innovation Conference: 1st CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 27-28 February 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 on the basis of their reported traditional use. Altogether 381 plant extracts, representing 79 taxa and 37 plant families, were investigated for bioactivity against the larval and adult stages of A. arabiensis. The most promising results were obtained against mosquito larvae, and dose response assays were conducted on four positive extracts to determine the LD50 values. These four plants have been selected for further research aimed at identifying the ingredients responsible for the larvacidal propertiesenMalariaSouth AfricaInsecticidesConference PresentationMaharaj, R., Gayaram, R., Crouch, N., Maharaj, V., Pillay, P., Bhagwandin, N., & Folb, P. (2006). Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2714Maharaj, R, R Gayaram, N Crouch, V Maharaj, P Pillay, N Bhagwandin, and PI Folb. "Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2714Maharaj R, Gayaram R, Crouch N, Maharaj V, Pillay P, Bhagwandin N, et al, Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2714 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Maharaj, R AU - Gayaram, R AU - Crouch, N AU - Maharaj, V AU - Pillay, P AU - Bhagwandin, N AU - Folb, PI AB - Malaria 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 on the basis of their reported traditional use. Altogether 381 plant extracts, representing 79 taxa and 37 plant families, were investigated for bioactivity against the larval and adult stages of A. arabiensis. The most promising results were obtained against mosquito larvae, and dose response assays were conducted on four positive extracts to determine the LD50 values. These four plants have been selected for further research aimed at identifying the ingredients responsible for the larvacidal properties DA - 2006-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Malaria KW - South Africa KW - Insecticides LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties TI - Bio-evaluation of South African plants for insecticidal properties UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2714 ER -