Annonaceae are empirically known to elicit insecticidal
activities[12,16]. Plant species in this family contain an
array of toxic compounds such as acetogenins, alkaloids,
flavonoids that confer to these plants their insecticidal
proprieties[12]. Both seeds of A. squamosa and A. muricata
contain a great amount of acetogenins[16]. This special group
of chemical compounds is known as mitochondrial complex
I inhibitor[12,17,18]. Some alkaloids were found in A. muricata.
And extracts of A. muricata not only affect the mortality
rate of pupal and adult stages of mosquitoes but also reduce
the reproductive success of surviving adults by decreasing
fecundity and egg hatchability[19].