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Insecticidal activity of Jatropha curcas extracts against housefly, Musca domestica

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The hexane and ether extracts of leaves, bark and roots of Jatropha curcas were screened for their toxicity against different developmental stages of housefly. The larvicidal, pupicidal and adulticidal activities were analysed at various concentrations (0.78–7.86 mg/cm2) of hexane and ether extracts. The lethal concentration values (LC50) of hexane extract of J. curcas leaves were 3.0 and 0.27 mg/cm2 for adult and larval stages of housefly, respectively, after 48 h. Similarly, the ether extract of leaf showed the LC50 of 2.20 and 4.53 mg/cm2 for adult and larval stages of housefly. Least toxicity was observed with hexane root extract of J. curcas with LC50 values of 14.18 and 14.26 mg/cm2 for adult and larvae of housefly, respectively, after 48 h. The variation in LC50 against housefly pupae was found to be 8.88–13.10 mg/cm2 at various J. curcas extract concentrations. The GC-MS analysis of J. curcas leaf extract revealed the presence of trans-phytol (60.81 %), squalene (28.58 %), phytol (2.52 %) and nonadecanone (1.06 %) as major components that could be attributed for insecticidal activity of J. curcas extracts.

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The authors are thankful to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (S&T/Tech. Interface/IIT-Delhi/2009-10/298) for providing financial assistance for the present investigation. We acknowledge the work support provided by Mr Satendra Singh, Technical staff, and the students of Applied Microbiology Laboratory, IIT Delhi, for their cooperation.

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  1. Applied Microbiology Laboratory, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Nitin Chauhan, Peeyush Kumar, Sapna Mishra & Anushree Malik

  2. Biochemistry Laboratory, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Sharad Verma & Satyawati Sharma

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Chauhan, N., Kumar, P., Mishra, S. et al. Insecticidal activity of Jatropha curcas extracts against housefly, Musca domestica . Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 14793–14800 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4686-1

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