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- Title
Insecticidal activity of Jatropha curcas extracts against housefly, Musca domestica.
- Authors
Chauhan, Nitin; Kumar, Peeyush; Mishra, Sapna; Verma, Sharad; Malik, Anushree; Sharma, Satyawati
- Abstract
The hexane and ether extracts of leaves, bark and roots of Jatropha curcas were screened for their toxicity against different developmental stages of housefly. The larvicidal, pupicidal and adulticidal activities were analysed at various concentrations (0.78-7.86 mg/cm) of hexane and ether extracts. The lethal concentration values (LC) of hexane extract of J. curcas leaves were 3.0 and 0.27 mg/cm for adult and larval stages of housefly, respectively, after 48 h. Similarly, the ether extract of leaf showed the LC of 2.20 and 4.53 mg/cm for adult and larval stages of housefly. Least toxicity was observed with hexane root extract of J. curcas with LC values of 14.18 and 14.26 mg/cm for adult and larvae of housefly, respectively, after 48 h. The variation in LC against housefly pupae was found to be 8.88-13.10 mg/cm at various J. curcas extract concentrations. The GC-MS analysis of J. curcas leaf extract revealed the presence of trans-phytol (60.81 %), squalene (28.58 %), phytol (2.52 %) and nonadecanone (1.06 %) as major components that could be attributed for insecticidal activity of J. curcas extracts.
- Subjects
HOUSEFLY; INSECT behavior; HOUSEFLY physiology; HEXANE; JATROPHA; ENVIRONMENTAL research; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 19, p14793
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-015-4686-1