Larvicidal effect of Endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) seed products against Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ethiopia

The purpose of the present study was to determine the larvicidal effect of ‘Endod’ ( Phytolacca dodecandra ) seed products on Anopheles arabiensis , in Ethiopia. Experimental study was conducted using a total of 2400 third instars larvae of A. arabiensis . The seed products P. dodecandra showed larvicidal activity against 3rd-stage larvae of both the laboratory and field population of A. arabiensis . The LC 99 values for P. dodecandra’s seed powder and its extract form against the laboratory reared larvae were 121.07, and 616.46 mg/l, respectively. The LC 50 and LC 95 values were also determined.