<i>Fusarium begoniae</i> metabolites: a promising larvicidal, pupicidal potential, histopathological alterations and detoxifications enzyme profiles of medically important mosquito vector <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> and <i>Anopheles stephensi</i>.

ABSTRACT: Endophytic fungal molecules have the potential to be a cost-effective chemical source for developing eco-friendly disease-controlling pharmaceuticals that target mosquito-borne illnesses. The primary aims of the study were to identify the fungus Fusarium begoniae larvicidal ability against Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles stephensi. The ethyl acetate extract demonstrated lethal concentrations that kill 50% of exposed larvae (LC₅₀) and 90% of exposed larvae (LC₉₀) for the 1st to 4th instar larvae of An. stephensi (LC₅₀ = 54.821, 66.525, 68.250, and 73.614; LC₉₀ = 104.56, 138.205, 150.415, and 159.466 μg/mL), Cx. quinquefasciatus (LC₅₀ = 64.981, 36.505, 42.230, and 36.514; LC<

SUBMITTER: Ragavendran C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384672 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature