The main aim of the present study was to formulate low cost natural mosquito paper coil and to evaluate the\nmosquitocidal activity of Ixora coccinea Linn. leaf extracts. Ixora coccinea Linn. is the plant belonging to the family of Rubiaceae.\nSeveral bioactive compounds have been isolated from the Ixora coccinea Linn leaf extracts reported to possess anti-diabetic\nactivity, mosquitocidal activity, antioxidant and anti-bacterial activities. Mosquito species are well known vectors for the\ntransmission of vector borne diseases affecting human beings particularly malaria, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya fever and\nfilariasis. In recent years development of new synthetic products and their introduction into international usage has become a\nvery costly affair and shows side effects. Hence, a lot of time, money and resources are channeled towards the synthetic\nformulation. Different extracts of Ixora coccinea Linn were prepared and they are formulated as a paper coil and evaluated by\nusing commercially obtained paper coil as a standard for its mosquitocidal activity.
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