Phytochemical screening and larvicidal activity of peel extracts of Arachis hypogaea against chikungunya and malarial vectors
Fig. 1: A- Arachis hypogaea,
B- Peel powder
Fig. 2: GC-MS analysis of methanol peel extract of
Arachis hypogaea Fig. 3: Separation of bioactive fraction of methanol peel extract of
A. hypogaea by TLC.
Fig. 4: Larvicidal activity of peel extracts of
A. hypogaea against
A. aegypti and
A. stephensi Fig. 5: Longitudinal section of the digestive tract of 4
th instar
larvae of
A. aegypti treated with methanol extract of
A. hypogaea compared with control
Fig. 6: Longitudinal section of the digestive tract of 4
th instar
larvae of
A. aegypti treated with methanol extract of
A. hypogaea compared with control