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Nanoweapon: control of mosquito breeding using carbon-dot-silver nanohybrid as a biolarvicide

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Health issues induced by mosquito illnesses highlight the need for effective control. Here, we developed an efficient carbon-dot-silver nanohybrid to control Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito species. The nanohybrid was synthesized using a thermal method without addition of any toxic-reducing agent. Monohybrids are found within the ranges of 2–6 nm for carbon-dot and 10–35 nm for silver nanoparticles with uniform distribution. The uniformly dispersed nanohybrid solutions show excellent larvicidal activity within the concentration range of 0.5–1.0 ppm. Morphological studies evidence the presence of strong bonds between nanohybrid and sulphur- or phosphorus-containing compounds such as proteins and DNA present in the larval body. This explains tissue damage at very low concentrations of nanohybrid. Therefore, this nanoweapon has high potential for field applications.

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The authors are grateful to DBT, Govt of India, for financial assistance through the Grant BT/518/NE/TBP/2013, and dated 12 December 2014. DRL, Tezpur, and DRDO, New Delhi, are also duly acknowledged for providing the research platform.

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    Nazima Sultana, Prasanta K. Raul, Diganta Goswami, Bodhaditya Das, Hamanta K. Gogoi & P. Srinivas Raju

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Sultana, N., Raul, P.K., Goswami, D. et al. Nanoweapon: control of mosquito breeding using carbon-dot-silver nanohybrid as a biolarvicide. Environ Chem Lett 16, 1017–1023 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-018-0712-0

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