LARVICIDAL EFFICACY OF NIGELLA SATIVA SEEDS OIL AND IT’S NANOPARTICLES AGAINST CULEX PIPIENS AND MUSCA DOMESTICA | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 30, Volume 50, Issue 1, April 2020, Page 215-220 PDF (864.29 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.88840 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
SHAIMAA M. FARAG1; AHMED A. EL-SAYED2; DOAA R. ABDEL-HALEEM1 | ||||
1Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt. | ||||
2Department of Photochemistry, Industrial Chemical Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Extensive and continuous use of synthetic chemical insecticides led to environmental hazards to non-target organisms, and development of insect’s resistance. The present study evaluated essential oil of Nigella sativa seeds as a friendly larvicidal measure for Culex pipiens and Musca domestica vectors of infectious diseases. The N. sativa components essential oil was analyzed by GC-MS. Sixteen components were identified. The selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) with N. sativa essential oil were prepared to form N. sativa SeNPs and proved by UV-Spectrophotometer, FT-IR, and SEM. The droplet size of nanoemulsion was 65±11.4 nm. The bioassay showed that N. sativa essential oil and its nanoparticles were more effective against larvae of Cx. pipiens than those of M. domestica. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Nigella sativa oil; Selenium nanoparticles; Culex pipiens; Musca domestica | ||||
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