A successful eco-friendly synthesis of AgNPs using T. longibrachaitum (Tl) and T. viride (Tv) extracellular extract as reducing and capping agents is acheived. Tv-AgNPs were found to be more efficient as larvicides than Tl-AgNPs, while A. albopictus vectors are more susceptible to both Tl-AgNPs and Tv-AgNPs. The Tl-AgNPs and Tv-AgNPs showed toxic effects on the non-targeted aquatic crustacean, Moina macrocopa at very low concentrations. This shows a potential threat to other aquatic organisms when applied to natural mosquito breeding water bodies.

 Dinusha S. Perera, W.G. Hiruni Tharaka, Suranga R. Wickramarachchi, Deepika Amarasinghe,  Channa R. De Silva, Thilini N. Gunawardana

Asian Journal of Chemistry

Abstract:- https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.27956