• Ravanappan Srinivasan Ramya
• Akshaya A

Mosquito borne diseases are found to be prevalent in more than 100 countries across the world. To obstruct vector borne diseases and provide a better environment to public, mosquito moderation becomes obligatory. The Culex species can transmit a number of illnesses that can present serious health problems to human beings including the spreading of the West Nile virus, Filariasis, and Encephalitis. Plants are rich source of alternative agents despite insecticides and chemical agents for control of mosquitoes, because they possess bioactive chemicals, which act against limited number of species including specific target insects and are eco-friendly. Thus, current study is focused on the larvicidal activity of plant derived compounds and its secondary metabolites on Culex species endemic at Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, targeting larval destruction at one of its growth stage. The peels of Banana, which are considered as an agricultural waste has gained attention as a natural source of antioxidant and phytochemical content which are rich in compounds such as terpenoids, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, steroids, phenols, fixed oils and fats with free radical scavenging activity. Silver nanoparticles are considered to be potential agents for various biological applications including antimicrobial. Hence its application as a mosquito larvicidal agent has been investigated, wherein the larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles of Banana Peel extract (SNBPE) against 4th instar larvae of Culex spp performed in this study clearly indicated that they could provide an excellent larval control of culex spp.

Vector borne disease, larvicidal activity, SNBPE, Silver Nanoparticles

"AN ANALYSIS ON THE LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF BANANA PEEL EXTRACT AND ITS SILVER NANOPARTICLES AGAINST CULEX SPECIES ENDEMIC IN ADYAR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.b931-b953, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412192.pdf

"AN ANALYSIS ON THE LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF BANANA PEEL EXTRACT AND ITS SILVER NANOPARTICLES AGAINST CULEX SPECIES ENDEMIC IN ADYAR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppb931-b953, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412192.pdf