Larvicidal and oviposition deterrent activities of essential oils against house fly (Musca domestica L.; Diptera: Muscidae)
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House fly (Musca domestica L.) is one of the most important insect pests of household and livestock, their has been developed resistance to chemical insecticides. In fact, green pesticides derived from plant essential oils are an excellent alternative to synthetic pesticides. In the present study, the Thai essential oils derived from ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata Lamk), citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle) and clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) were evaluated for their larvicidal and oviposition deterrent activity against house fly and compared them with chemical insecticide (cypermethrin 10.0% w/w, kumakai 10®). The highest larvicidal activity and oviposition deterrent activity was shown by S. aromaticum oil with LC50 values of 9.83% and 100% effective repellency and -1.0 OAI at 1.65µl/cm2. Moreover, S. aromaticum oil also exhibited the higher larvicidal and oviposition deterrent activity than cypermethrin. However, toxicity assay indicates the order of LC50 values and percentage of effective repellency against house fly in three essential oils as S. aromaticum oil > C. odorata oil > C. nardus oil. These results clearly revealed that S. aromaticum oil served as green pesticides to control house fly population and safe for human and environmental friendly.
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