Indian Journal of Entomology

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  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue: 4

Repellent Properties of Essential Oil of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Ocimum Basilicum Against Culex Quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

  • Author:
  • P. Thangamathi, S. Ananth1,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 357 to 359

Department of Zoology, K. N. Govt. Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur, 613 007

1School of Biosciences. Anna: College of Arts of Science, Kumbakonam 612 508

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to test the efficacy of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi treated Ocimum basilicum oil and compare its efficacy in relation to repellent activity against filarial mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say. Skin repellent test at 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 mg/cm2 concentration of O. basilicum oil gave 100% protection up to 15, 30, 60, and 120 min. The results clearly demonstrated that the repellent activity of AM fungi treated O. basilicum oil was higher than the AM fungi untreated O. basilicum oil and AM fungi treated O. basilicum oil served as a potential repellent agent against filarial vector C. quinquefasciatus Say.

Keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Ocimum basilicum, repellent activity