Larvicidal Activity of Hemp Extracts and Cannabidiol against the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Hemp Plants
2.2. Hemp Extract
2.3. Methanol and Hexane Partitioning
2.4. Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
2.5. Aedes Aegypti Colonies and Strains
2.6. Larval Bioassay
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Hemp Leaf Extract Toxicity against Larvae
3.2. Methanol and Hexane Partition Toxicity against Larvae
3.3. GC-MS and NMR Analysis
3.4. CBD Toxicity against First-Instar Larvae
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Martínez Rodríguez, E.J.; Phelan, P.L.; Canas, L.; Acosta, N.; Rakotondraibe, H.L.; Piermarini, P.M. Larvicidal Activity of Hemp Extracts and Cannabidiol against the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insects 2024, 15, 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070517
Martínez Rodríguez EJ, Phelan PL, Canas L, Acosta N, Rakotondraibe HL, Piermarini PM. Larvicidal Activity of Hemp Extracts and Cannabidiol against the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insects. 2024; 15(7):517. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070517
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartínez Rodríguez, Erick J., P. Larry Phelan, Luis Canas, Nuris Acosta, Harinantenaina L. Rakotondraibe, and Peter M. Piermarini. 2024. "Larvicidal Activity of Hemp Extracts and Cannabidiol against the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti" Insects 15, no. 7: 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070517