Repellency and Toxicity of Selected Fractions, Identified Compounds and Blends of Commiphora africana Resin Against Bedbugs

Author:

Wairagu Norman W.12ORCID,Wachira Benson M.3,Githiomi Joseph K.2,Oduor Nellie2,Ng’ang’a Margaret M.1

Affiliation:

1. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

2. Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

3. Biotechnology Research Institute – KALRO, Kikuyu, Kenya

Abstract

Bedbugs are blood-feeding arthropods that cause anemia in humans upon heavy feeding. Control measures are unsuccessful due to resistance to development, environmental pollution, and cost. There is a need to explore natural herbal-based phytochemicals to combat bedbugs. In this study, compounds from Comiphora africana resin were sequentially extracted, fractionated, identified, and evaluated against bedbugs as individual compounds and in combinations. The chemical constituents of the most active fraction were identified using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Results showed that the dichloromethane crude extract had the highest mean repellency (98.5% with an LC50 of 4.96 mg/L after 24 and 72 h of exposure time, respectively), similar to the positive control (neocidol). Column chromatographic separation of the dichloromethane extract yielded 9 fractions where “FR7” (eluted with 60% n-hexane in ethyl acetate) demonstrated the highest mean repellency of 79.0% with an LC50 of 10.12 mg/L after 2 and 24 h exposure times, respectively. From the identified compounds of FR7, cedrol had significantly ( P < .05) higher mean repellency (80.5%) after 6 h of exposure and toxicity (27.43 mg/L) after 24 h exposure. A six-constituent blend of compounds from FR7 [9-octadecenoic acid-ethyl-ester, octadecadien-1-ol, citronellyl formate, cedrol, n-hexadecanoic acid, (1,2)-dihydro-6-methoxy-naphthalene] had the highest mean repellency (93.4% after 12 h exposure) and toxicity (8.83 mg/L after 72 h exposure) than the other blends and individual compounds. This study reports fractions/compounds that can be used in bedbug control measures.

Funder

Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Complementary and alternative medicine,Plant Science,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,General Medicine

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