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Background <p>The malaria control programmes are facing a challenge due to a rapidly increasing resistance to currently available synthetic insecticides. Medicinal plants offer a promising alternative for mosquito control, addressing environmental and resistance concerns. The study aimed to assess the larvicidal and adulticidal effects of crude extracts and fractions of selected Ethiopian medicinal plants.</p> Methods <p>Methanol crude extract/fractions of leaves of <i>Croton macrostachyus</i> (Euphorbiaceae) and <i>Dodonaea angustifolia</i> (Sapindaceae), rhizomes of <i>Kniphofia foliosa</i> (Asphodelaceae) and roots of <i>Rumex abyssinicus</i> (Polygonaceae) were tested for their larvicidal and adulticidal activity against late 3rd to early 4th instar larvae and 3 to 5&#xa0;days adults of <i>Anopheles gambiae,</i> respectively. For both assays, the plants were incubated with the parasites for 48&#xa0;h at concentrations of 25, 50, 100, 200, and 400&#xa0;ppm. Percent mean mortality rate was compared using one-way ANOVA, and LC<sub>50</sub> and LC<sub>90</sub> values were calculated using a generalized linear Probit model.</p> Results <p><i>Croton macrostachyus</i> crude extract exhibited the strongest activity, achieving 100% mortality rate at 400&#xa0;ppm, with LC<sub>50</sub> (69.43&#xa0;ppm) and LC<sub>90</sub> (219.39&#xa0;ppm) for larvae and LC<sub>50</sub> (55.32&#xa0;ppm) and LC<sub>90</sub> (86.77&#xa0;ppm) for adults. The ethyl acetate fraction of <i>C. macrostachyus</i> was particularly effective, with an LC<sub>50</sub> of 38.60&#xa0;ppm for larvae and 52.72&#xa0;ppm for adults, superseding all other extracts and fractions<b>.</b> <i>Kniphofia foliosa</i> was the next most potent, though it required slightly higher concentrations.</p> Conclusions <p>The crude extract and ethyl acetate fractions of <i>C. macrostachyus</i> as well as the rhizome of <i>K. foliosa</i> showed a promising biopesticide activity that could further be developed for malaria vector control.</p>

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Larvicidal and adulticidal effects of Ethiopian medicinal plants against Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

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    2025年7月30日

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  • Sileshi Tadesse,
  • Solomon Mequanente Abay,
  • Eyasu Makonnen,
  • Abebe Ejigu,
  • Yehenew Asemamaw,
  • Werissaw Haileselassie,
  • Ephrem Engidawork

摘要

Background

The malaria control programmes are facing a challenge due to a rapidly increasing resistance to currently available synthetic insecticides. Medicinal plants offer a promising alternative for mosquito control, addressing environmental and resistance concerns. The study aimed to assess the larvicidal and adulticidal effects of crude extracts and fractions of selected Ethiopian medicinal plants.

Methods

Methanol crude extract/fractions of leaves of Croton macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae) and Dodonaea angustifolia (Sapindaceae), rhizomes of Kniphofia foliosa (Asphodelaceae) and roots of Rumex abyssinicus (Polygonaceae) were tested for their larvicidal and adulticidal activity against late 3rd to early 4th instar larvae and 3 to 5 days adults of Anopheles gambiae, respectively. For both assays, the plants were incubated with the parasites for 48 h at concentrations of 25, 50, 100, 200, and 400 ppm. Percent mean mortality rate was compared using one-way ANOVA, and LC50 and LC90 values were calculated using a generalized linear Probit model.

Results

Croton macrostachyus crude extract exhibited the strongest activity, achieving 100% mortality rate at 400 ppm, with LC50 (69.43 ppm) and LC90 (219.39 ppm) for larvae and LC50 (55.32 ppm) and LC90 (86.77 ppm) for adults. The ethyl acetate fraction of C. macrostachyus was particularly effective, with an LC50 of 38.60 ppm for larvae and 52.72 ppm for adults, superseding all other extracts and fractions. Kniphofia foliosa was the next most potent, though it required slightly higher concentrations.

Conclusions

The crude extract and ethyl acetate fractions of C. macrostachyus as well as the rhizome of K. foliosa showed a promising biopesticide activity that could further be developed for malaria vector control.