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Growth-inhibiting and larvicidal effects of Melia volkensii extracts on Aedes aegypti larvae
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
Extracts from dry Melia volkensii fruits contain growth-inhibiting activity against larvae of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The active fraction may be eluted from silica gel using hexane-ethyl acetate (1:1, v:v). At a ...
Potential for Melia volkensii fruit extract in the control of locusts
(1996)
Fruits from the East African tree, Melia volkensii (Gurke) contain terpenoid compounds with well-establishcd insecticidal activity. At high doses a concentrated M. volkensii extract (Mv) causes death or lack of physical ...