TY  - JOUR
T1  - Larvicidal Effects of Carbon Nanotubes Loaded with Selected Marine 'Sponges' Extracts
A1  - Naser Ahmed Alkenani
A1  - Mona Ali Basabreen
A1  - Lamia Ahmed Shaala
A1  - Majed Ahmed Alshaeri
A1  - Jazem Abdullah Mahyoub
A1  - Ihaan Ullah
A1  - Khalid Mohammed Algamdi
A1  - Diaa Tohamy Youssef
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.51847/bLTtjUuOrO
SP  - 100
EP  - 104
N2  - Recently, the use of eco-friendly and biodegradable insecticides has gained great attention. The present study was concerned to evaluate the larvicidal potential of the extracts of the Red Sea sponges Xestospongia testudinaria and Amphimedon chloros and biogenic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). The third instar larvae of Ae. aegypti was used to test the insecticidal activity of the methanolic extract of X. testudinaria and A. chloros. The results showed that the tested concentrations (62.5, 125, 250, and 500 ppm) of both extracts possess high and moderate larvicidal effects after 48 h of exposure. The methanolic extract of A. chloros with CNTs showed 96 % (LC50 = 15.569 ppm) mortality after 24 h of exposure. While the A. chloros, extract without CNTs, the larval mortality was 99 % (LC50 = 65.77 ppm) after 48 h of exposure. These results suggested that the synthesized biogenic CNTs can be used as an ideal eco-friendly approach for controlling A. aegypti. 
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/larvicidal-effects-of-carbon-nanotubes-loaded-with-selected-marine-sponges-extracts-62ggp7k7nczivol
ER  -