Effect of aqueous extract of Vicia faba peels on the mortality of immature stages and the inhibition of emergence of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes.

Abstract

The effectiveness of the aqueous extract (cold and boiled) of bean peels was studied, and the active compounds were determined by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FT-IR), and concentrations (1, 3, 5) mg/ml were used when treating fourth-instar larvae and the pupae of Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes and its effect on the percentage of the mortality of the fourth larval instar, the pupa stage and the inhibition of emergence of adults when treating the fourth larval instar and pupa stage of the insect in Kerbala governorate for March 2022 to control mosquitoes. Keywords: Culex quinquefasciatus, Plant extracts, Vicia faba.