LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF THE EXTRACT OF SEAWEED, CAULERPA SCALPELLIFORMIS, AGAINST CULEX PIPIENS

ÇETİN H., GÖKOĞLU M., Oz E.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.433-435, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2987/10-6046.1
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-435
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Caulerpa scalpelliformis, Culex, extract, larvicidal, seaweed, BACILLUS-SPHAERICUS, PLANT-EXTRACTS, SEPTIC TANKS, LARVAE, RESISTANCE, CULICIDAE, MOSQUITO, DIPTERA, TURKEY, QUINQUEFASCIATUS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The larvicidal efficacy of the acetone extract of the thalli of Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata was determined against late 2nd to early 3rd instars of Culex pipiens at concentrations ranging from 100 to 2,000 parts per million (ppm). At 1,200 ppm, the extract caused >70% larval mortality at 24-, 48-, and 72-h exposure. The LC(50) (lethal concentration) and LC(90) values of C scalpelliformis were 338.91 and 1,891.31 ppm, respectively. Our data showed that this species of seaweed contains components with larvicidal properties against mosquitoes.