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Larvicidal Effects of Ixora Coccinea Extracts by sibucaojullana is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study evaluates the larvicidal activity of crude root extracts of Ixora coccinea on Aedes aegypti larvae using acetone, methanol, and aqueous solvents. The acetone extract demonstrated the highest efficacy with 100% mortality at 5mg/ml and an LC50 of 0.8mg/ml after 72 hours, while the methanol extract showed 51.7% mortality at the highest concentration, and the aqueous extract exhibited no activity. The findings suggest that Ixora coccinea has potential as a natural larvicidal agent against mosquito la

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