LARVICIDAL EFFICACY OF NIGELLA SATIVA SEEDS OIL AND IT’S NANOPARTICLES AGAINST CULEX PIPIENS AND MUSCA DOMESTICA

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1 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.

2 Department 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.

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Volume 50, Issue 1
April 2020
Pages 215-220

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