Essential oil from leaves of Eugenia calycina Cambes: Natural larvicidal against Aedes aegypti.
Marcus Vsg SilvaSheila A SilvaThaise Lara TeixeraAlberto de OliveiraSérgio Al MoraisClaudio Vieira Da SilvaLaila Salmen EspindolaRaquel Maria Ferreira de SousaPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2020)
These results indicate that the EO of E. calycina showed high activity against the A. aegypti larvae but lower cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. The leaves of E. calycina are therefore a very promising source of natural larvicidal products. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.