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5212982 
Journal Article 
Effect of Feronia limonia on mosquito larvae 
Rahuman, AA; Gopalakrishnan, G; Ghouse, BS; Arumugam, S; Himalayan, B 
2000 
Yes 
Fitoterapia
ISSN: 0367-326X 
71 
5 
553-555 
English 
11449505 
Bioassay guided fractionation of the acetone extract of Feronia limonia dried leaves afforded a potent mosquito larvicide, identified as n-hexadecanoic acid and found to be effective against fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti, with LC50 of 129.24, 79.58 and 57.23 ppm, respectively.