Studying The Effect of Mentha Longifolia Plant Extract In Inhibition Growth of Some Bacteria and Inhibiting the Emergence Fourth Stage Larvae of Mosquitoes Aedes Aegypti

Abstract

This study make as research about activity of secondary compounds in Mentha longifolia plant extracts as

crude , the effect of crude extract of Mentha longifolia leaves make as inhibitory growth factor for two types

of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli , and inhibit emerge four stage larvae of mosquitoes

. watery and alcohol plant extracts of Mentha longifolia leaves were prepared , were appear variation effect

in bacteria , the water plant extract show simple effect in Staph. aureus , while alcohol extract show clear

effect in E. coli . in state of emerge four stage larva of mosquitoes , there are clear effect for alcohol extract

in larvae comparing with water extract