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Evaluation of larvicidal potential of certain insect pathogenic fungi extracts against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus
Author(s) -
MAURYA Prejwltta,
MOHAN Lalit,
SHARMA Preeti,
SRIVASTAVA C. N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00347.x
Subject(s) - anopheles stephensi , culex quinquefasciatus , biology , aspergillus flavus , larva , pesticide , toxicology , aspergillus parasiticus , biological pest control , veterinary medicine , aflatoxin , anopheles , botany , malaria , microbiology and biotechnology , aedes aegypti , ecology , medicine , immunology
Fungal metabolites are attracting attention as potential microbial insecticides, and they are anticipated to overcome the problems of pesticide resistance and environmental pollution that are associated with the indiscriminate use of conventional synthetic insecticides. The relative bioefficacies of selected fungal pathogens, Aspergillus flavus , A. niger , A. parasiticus , Fusarium sporotrichoides and Penicillium verrucosum were observed against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae. A. flavus demonstrated the greatest bioefficacy with 50% lethal concentration (LC 50 ) values of 9.54 and 10.98 ppm against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae, respectively, after 24‐h exposure. The bioefficacy of A. flavus increased in both species with an exposure time of 48 h, with LC 50 values of 7.26 and 8.55 ppm, respectively.