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Tahseen Javaid, Sundas Akram, Hina Bashir, Urwah, Zubair Nawaz.

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Aedes aegypti which is the major vector of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever has been a great challenge to the world as far as public health is concerned. The habitual approach of eliminating mosquitoes with the help of synthetic chemicals, i.e., vector control strategies, has provoked a growing resistance by the mosquito population and environmental deterioration. To tackle this, phytochemicals have been found as a potential alternative since it is bioactive products, can easily be biodegraded and make it eco-friendly. These natural substances alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, and essential oils are very strong larvicide, pupicide, ovicide, and insecticide targeting A. aegypti. phytochemicals have been further enriched with efficacy, extended stability and delivery due to the more recent development of formulation technologies such as nano emulsions. This paper puts emphasis on the mode of action, primary plant sources as well as the potential of phytochemicals-based approaches as sustainable and environment friendly agents of integrated mosquito control.

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