Effect of leaf essential oil ofCoccinia indica on egg hatchability and different larval instars of malarial mosquito Anopheles stephensi

摘要

Objective:To assess the larvicidal and egg hatching inhibition property of the leaf essential oil ofCoccinia indica (C. indica) againstAnopheles stephensi (An. stephensi).Methods:The larvicidal potential ofC.indica leaf essential oil was evaluated against 1st,2nd,3rd and4th instars larvae ofAn. stephensi usingWHOprotocol. The24hLC50 andLC90values of the essential oil were determined following probit analysis. The egg hatching inhibition activity was also tested at10, 20, 40, and60 mg/L. TheIC50 value of essential oil was determined against eggs ofAn. stephensi.Results: The essential oil extracted fromC. indica possessed excellent larvicidal and egg hatching inhibition activity against An. stephensi. The bioassays showedLC50-LC90 of54.3-140.3,65.5-155.6, 86.8-180.7 and95.3-192.6 for 1st,2nd,3rd, and 4th larval instars, respectively. The50% egg hatching inhibition concentration(IC50) was noted at16.5mg/L.Conclusions: The present finding suggest that theC. indica leaf essential oil provided an excellent potential for controllingAn. stephensi mosquito at earlier stage of their life cycle.