Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks

Development of acaricidal resistance and environmental pollution has driven need for eco-friendly pesticides and herbal acaricides. Leaf extracts of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia in four different solvents were used in the range of 0.25-8.0% for larval immersion test against unfed larvae o...

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Main Authors: R GODARA, S I RAFIQI, R SHARMA, R KATOCH, A YADAV, P K PILANIA, P K VERMA
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Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2021-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/111487
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R SHARMA
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P K PILANIA
P K VERMA
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description Development of acaricidal resistance and environmental pollution has driven need for eco-friendly pesticides and herbal acaricides. Leaf extracts of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia in four different solvents were used in the range of 0.25-8.0% for larval immersion test against unfed larvae of Hyalomma anatolicum. Mortality rates of larval ticks were in dose-dependent manner ranged from 0.5 to 100% for A. scholaris and from 0.8 to 100% for S. cordifolia. Acetone extract of A. scholaris and methanolic extract of S. cordifolia were most effective against larval ticks with LC50 values of 0.71% and 0.42%, respectively. Significant larvicidal activity of A. scholaris and S. cordifolia leaf extracts against unfed larvae of H. anatolicum qualify them as green pesticides which could be combined with other tools for integrated pest management.
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spelling doaj.art-01851db929c54339b29ece693189de1c2023-02-23T10:16:48ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272021-04-01901110.56093/ijans.v90i11.111487Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticksR GODARA0S I RAFIQI1R SHARMA2R KATOCH3A YADAV4P K PILANIA5P K VERMA6Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 IndiaSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 India Development of acaricidal resistance and environmental pollution has driven need for eco-friendly pesticides and herbal acaricides. Leaf extracts of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia in four different solvents were used in the range of 0.25-8.0% for larval immersion test against unfed larvae of Hyalomma anatolicum. Mortality rates of larval ticks were in dose-dependent manner ranged from 0.5 to 100% for A. scholaris and from 0.8 to 100% for S. cordifolia. Acetone extract of A. scholaris and methanolic extract of S. cordifolia were most effective against larval ticks with LC50 values of 0.71% and 0.42%, respectively. Significant larvicidal activity of A. scholaris and S. cordifolia leaf extracts against unfed larvae of H. anatolicum qualify them as green pesticides which could be combined with other tools for integrated pest management. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/111487Alstonia scholarisHyalomma anatolicumLarval immersion testSida cordifolia
spellingShingle R GODARA
S I RAFIQI
R SHARMA
R KATOCH
A YADAV
P K PILANIA
P K VERMA
Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
Alstonia scholaris
Hyalomma anatolicum
Larval immersion test
Sida cordifolia
title Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
title_full Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
title_fullStr Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
title_full_unstemmed Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
title_short Acaricidal activity of Alstonia scholaris and Sida cordifolia leaf extracts against Hyalomma anatolicum ticks
title_sort acaricidal activity of alstonia scholaris and sida cordifolia leaf extracts against hyalomma anatolicum ticks
topic Alstonia scholaris
Hyalomma anatolicum
Larval immersion test
Sida cordifolia
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/111487
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