LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF BITTER MELON FRUIT METHANOL EXTRACT AGAINST LARVAE OF Aedes aegypti

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is one of the endemic disease and the main health problem in Indonesia. Bitter melon fruit (Momordica charantia L.) was traditionally used as a medicine. The aim of this research was to know larvicidal activity of bitter melon fruit methanol extract against larvae of Aedes aegypti and to know its LC50 value. Bitter melon fruit was extracted by maceration method using methanol as a solvent. The larvicidal activity assay was carried out by calculating the amount dead of larvae after exposure with bitter melon fruit methanol extract in certain time period. Based upon the results, bitter melon fruit methanol extract had larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. LC50 value of bitter melon fruit methanol extract is different for different exposures