Larvicidal Activity of Methyl Benzoate, a Volatile Organic Compound, Against the Mosquitoes <i>Aedes albopictus</i> and <i>Culex pipiens</i> (Diptera: Culicidae)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Larvicidal Activity of Methyl Benzoate, a Volatile Organic Compound, Against the Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Published:2022-01-19 Issue:2 Volume:59 Page:788-794
ISSN:0022-2585
Container-title:Journal of Medical Entomology
language:en
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Author:

Mostafiz Md Munir¹^ORCID,Ryu Jihun²^ORCID,Akintola Ashraf Akintayo³,Choi Kwang Shik²⁴,Hwang Ui Wook³,Hassan Errol⁵,Lee Kyeong-Yeoll¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Division of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

2. School of Life Sciences, BK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

3. Biomedical Convergence Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

4. Research Institute for Dok-do and Ulleung-do Island, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

5. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland Gatton, Queensland, Australia

Abstract

Abstract Methyl benzoate (MBe) is a volatile organic molecule found in various plants; it is used as an insect semiochemical. MBe also has a biorational insecticidal effect against various agricultural and urban arthropod pests. The present study was the first to assess the larvicidal potential of MBe against fourth-instar larvae of the mosquitoes Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Culex pipiens (L.). A positive association was observed between MBe concentrations and larval mortality in both the species. The highest mortality recorded was 100% for Ae. albopictus and 56% for Cx. pipiens after 24 h of exposure to 200 ppm MBe. The lethal median concentration (LC50) values of MBe against fourth-instar larvae of Ae. albopictus and Cx. pipiens were 61 ppm and 185 ppm, respectively. These results suggest that MBe has great potential for use as an environmentally friendly larvicidal agent for mosquito control.

Funder

National Research Foundation of Korea

Ministry of Education

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Insect Science,General Veterinary,Parasitology

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-pdf/59/2/788/42895988/tjab230.pdf

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