16
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

Mosquitocidal efficacy of niloticin, isolated from Limonia acidissima L. (Rutaceae) against filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say. (Diptera: Culicidae)

, , , , &
Pages 201-210 | Received 26 Oct 2023, Accepted 29 Jan 2024, Published online: 14 Mar 2024

References

  • Abbott, W.S., 1987. A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. 1925. Journal of the American mosquito control association, 3 (2), 302–303.
  • Reegan, A.D., Paulraj, M.G., and Ignacimuthu, S., 2014a. Larvicidal activity of medicinal plant extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). International journal of pure and applied zoology, 2, 205–210.
  • Amala, K., et al., 2021. Larval and gut enzyme toxicity of n-hexane extract Epaltes pygmaea DC. against the arthropod vectors and its non-toxicity against aquatic predator. Toxin reviews, 40 (4), 681–691.
  • Amala, K., et al., 2021. Bioefficacy of Epaltes divaricata (L.) n-Hexane extracts and their major metabolites against the Lepidopteran pests Spodoptera litura (fab.) and dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linn.). Molecules, 26 (12), 3695.
  • Anonymous, 1956. The wealth of India, Dictionary of Indian Raw materials and Industrial products. Vol. IV., New Delhi:CSIR. 18–20.
  • Benelli, G., and Senthil-Nathan, S., 2019. Together in the fight against arthropod-borne diseases: A one health perspective. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16 (23), 4876.
  • Chellappandian, M., et al., 2020. Volatile toxin of Limonia acidissima (L.) produced larvicidal, developmental, repellent, and adulticidal toxicity effects on Aedes aegypti(L. Toxin reviews, 41 (1), 119–128.
  • Chellappandian, M., et al., 2019. Target and non-target botanical pesticides effect of Trichodesma indicum (Linn) R. Br. and their chemical derivatives against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti L. Environmental science and pollution research international, 26 (16), 16303–16315.
  • Chellappandian, M., et al., 2018. Toxicological effects of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Asteraceae) leaf essential oil against human disease vectors, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti Linn., and impacts on a beneficial mosquito predator. Environmental science and pollution research international, 25 (11), 10294–10306.
  • Murugesamudaliar, C. S., 2002. Gunapadam Siddha Meteria Medica, Part I. Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, 2nd ed. Chennai.
  • dos Santos, A.R., et al., 2023. Evaluation of essential oils and diluents against Chrysomya megacephala, an important mechanical vector. Journal of natural pesticide research, 3, 100024.
  • Hussni-Hasan, N.R., et al., 2023. From the sea to mosquito control: The potential of Halymenia dilatata marine alga as an eco-friendly mosquitocidal agent. Sustainability, 15 (15), 11900.
  • Kabir, K.E., et al., 2013. Growth-disrupting, larvicidal and neurobehavioral toxicity effects of seed extract of Seseli diffusum against Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 90, 52–60.
  • Karthi, S., et al., 2020b. Larvicidal enzyme inhibition and repellent activity of red mangrove Rhizophora mucronata (Lam.) leaf extracts and their biomolecules against three medically challenging arthropod vectors. Molecules, 25 (17), 3844.
  • Karthi, S., et al., 2020a. Biological effects of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) vierh. extracts on physiological, biochemical, and antimicrobial activities against three challenging mosquito vectors and microbial pathogens. Environmental science and pollution research international, 27 (13), 15174–15187.
  • Silva, J.L.R.D., et al., 2017. Larvicidal and growth-inhibitory activity of entomopathogenic bacteria culture fluids against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of economic entomology, 110 (2), 378–385.
  • Madhu, S.K., Shaukath, A.K., and Vijayan, V.A., 2010. Efficacy of bioactive compounds from Curcuma aromatica against mosquito larvae. Acta Tropica, 113 (1), 7–11.
  • Murugan, J.M., et al., 2023. Isolation, characterization and docking analysis of insecticidal compound from Ocimum canum methanolic leaf extracts and its potential against three mosquito vectors. Journal of natural pesticide research, 7, 100062.
  • Nadkarni, K. M., and Nadkarni, A. K., 1954. Dr. K.M. Nadkarni’s Indian Materia Medica: With Ayurvedic, Unani-tibbi, Siddha, Allopathic, Homeopathic, Naturopathic & Home Remedies, Appendicces & Indexes: Popular Prakashan.
  • Nathan, S.S., Hisham, A., and Jayakumar, G., 2008. Larvicidal and growth inhibition of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by triterpenes from Dysoxylum malabaricum and Dysoxylum beddomei. Fitoterapia, 79 (2), 106–111.
  • Pataki, B.A., et al., 2021. Deep learning identification for citizen science surveillance of tiger mosquitoes. Scientific reports, 11 (1), 4718.
  • Prabhu, K., et al., 2022. Impact of Piper betle L. bioactive compounds in larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of natural pesticide research, 2, 100013.
  • Priya, S.S., et al., 2023. Bioactive molecules derived from plants in managing dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Linn.). Molecules, 28 (5), 2386.
  • Radhakrishnan, N., et al., 2023. Chemical screening and mosquitocidal activity of essential oil derived from Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. against Anopheles gambiae Giles and their non-toxicity on mosquito predators. All life, 16 (1), 2169959.
  • Rajkumar, S., and Jebanesan, A., 2002. Oviposition attractancy of Solanum aeriathum D. Don. leaf extract for Culex quinquefasciatus Say. Journal of experiemental zoology India, 5, 221–224.
  • Ramasamy, V., et al., 2021. Chemical characterization of billy goat weed extracts Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae) and their mosquitocidal activity against three blood-sucking pests and their non-toxicity against aquatic predators. Environmental science and pollution research international, 28 (22), 28456–28469.
  • Raymond, D.N., et al., 2007. Toxic effects of neem products (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) on Aedes aegypti Linnaeus 1762 larvae. African journal of biotechnology, 6 (24), 2846–2854.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2020. Toxicity and sub-lethal effects of temephos, lambda-cyhalothrin and cypermethrin on predatory insect Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae). International journal of tropical insect science, 41 (1), 841–848.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2017. Current status of genome editing in vector mosquitoes: a review. Bioscience trends, 10 (6), 424–432.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2014b. Effect of niloticin, a protolimonoid isolated from Limonia acidissima L. (Rutaceae) on the immature stages of dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Tropica, 139, 67–76.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2014c. Synergistic effects of essential oil-based cream formulations against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology., 17 (3), 327–331.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2015. Larvicidal, ovicidal and repellent activities of marine sponge Cliona celata (Grant) extracts against Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae). Asian Pacific Journal of tropical medicine, 8 (1), 29–34.
  • Reegan, A.D., et al., 2021. Larvicidal and ovicidal activities of phenyl acetic acid isolated from Streptomyces collinus against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Experimental parasitology, 226-227, 108120.
  • Sakulpanich, A., Attrapadung, S., and Gritsanapan, W., 2023. Larvicidal activity of Stemona collinsiae root extract against Musca domestica and Chrysomya megacephala. Scientific reports, 13 (1), 15689.
  • Sanga, A.G., et al., 2023. Measuring repellence and mortality effects of clove and cinnamon essential oils impregnated nets against Anopheles gambiae senso stricto using tunnel test. Journal of Natural Pesticide Research, 5, 100046.
  • Saravana Kumar, P., et al., 2022. Bio-efficacy of Soil Actinomycetes and an isolated molecule 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic Acid from Nonomuraea sp. against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 194 (10), 4765–4782.
  • Senthil-Nathan, S., 2019. A review of resistance mechanisms of synthetic insecticides and botanicals, phytochemicals, and essential oils as alternative larvicidal agents against mosquitoes. Frontiers in physiology, 10, 1591.
  • Sharma, P. C., et al., 2001. Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda: Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha, Deptt. of ISM & H, Min. of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
  • Stalin, A., et al., 2022. Mosquitocidal efficacy of embelin and its derivatives against Aedes aegypti L. and Culex quinquefasciatus Say. (Diptera: Culicidae) and computational analysis of acetylcholinesterase 1 (AChE1) inhibition. Computers in biology and medicine, 146, 105535.
  • Su, R., et al., 1990. Triterpenoids from the fruits of Phellodendron chinense Schneid. The stereostructure of niloticin. Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin, 38 (6), 1616–1619.
  • Suman, D.S., et al., 2013. Ovicidal activity of three insect growth regulators against Aedes and Culex mosquitoes. Acta Tropica, 128 (1), 103–109.
  • Sundar, N.S., et al., 2021. Efficacy of Precocene I from Desmosstachya bipinnata as an effective bioactive molecules against the Spodoptera litura fab. and its impact on Eisenia fetida Savigny. Molecules, 26 (21), 6384.
  • Vasantha-Srinivasan, P., et al., 2018. A novel herbal product based on Piper betle and Sphaeranthus indicus essential oils: Toxicity, repellent activity and impact on detoxifying enzymes GST and CYP450 of Aedes aegypti Liston (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology., 21 (4), 1466–1472.
  • Vasantha-Srinivasan, P., et al., 2023. Phyto-chemical screening, insecticidal potential and detoxifying enzyme inhibition of Ficus auriculata (Lour.) extracts, against the mosquito ­vector and non-target aquatic predator. Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology., 53, 102864.
  • Vasantha-Srinivasan, P., et al., 2018. Toxicological effects of chemical constituents from Piper against the environmental burden Aedes aegypti Liston and their impact on non-target toxicity evaluation against biomonitoring aquatic insects. Environmental science and pollution research international, 25 (11), 10434–10446.
  • Vivekanandhan, P., et al., 2023. Toxic and synergetic effect of plant essential oils along with nano-emulsion for control of three mosquito species. Journal of natural pesticide research, 5, 100045.
  • WHO (2005) Guidelines for laboratory and field testing of mosquito larvicides. WHO, Geneva WHO/CDS/WHOPES/GCDPP/13 pp. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/69101.
  • WHO (2013) World Health Organization, Lymphatic Filariasis, A handbook for national elimination programmes. WHO, Geneva, https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/87989/9789241505642_eng.pdf;jsessionid=7369F7D03C2DE4FC09A476336375ED9E?sequence=1
  • WHO (2021) World Health Organization, Fact sheet. Lymphatic Filariasis. WHO, Geneva, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lymphatic-filariasis.
  • Xiao, X.M., et al., 2012. Larvicidal activity of lignans from Phryma leptostachya L. against Culex pipiens pallens. Parasitology research, 110 (3), 1079–1084.
  • Yogarajalakshmi, P., et al., 2020. Toxicological screening of marine red algae Champia parvula (C. Agardh) against the dengue mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and its non-toxicity against three beneficial aquatic predators. Aquatic toxicology, 222, 105474.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.