Mosquito Larvicidal and Antibacterial Activities of Different Solvent Extracts of Anaptychia ciliaris subsp ciliaris

Tufan-Cetin O., AKARSU M., BURUNKAYA E., KESMEZ Ö., ARPAÇ E., ÇETİN H.

EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.287-290, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.287-290
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anaptychia ciliaris, Antibacterial activity, Larvicidal activity, Lichen extracts, Mosquito, INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY, LICHENS, WEEVIL, ACID, L.
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The goal of the research is to determine the antibacterial and insecticidal activities of lichen Anaptychia cifiaris subsp. ciliaris (L.) Korb. ex A. Massal. extracts (n-hexane and methanol) against some pathogenic bacteria and the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata Macquart larvae (Diptera: Culicidae). The extracts obtained from A. ciliaris subsp. ciliaris possess no antibacterial activity despite the use of higher concentrations (25x10(3) to 300x10(3) ppm). In mosquito larvicidal assays n-hexane extract showed higher activity than methanol extract. In the n-hexane solvent extract, the maximum mortality (97.5%) was recorded at a concentration of 2000 ppm after 120 h exposure. At the same concentration larvicidal activity of methanol extract was 20%. The present findings shows that tested Anaptychia ciliaris extract demonstrated moderate larvicidal effects. We therefore conclude that lichen extracts may be a useful source for the development of insecticidal products.