GC-MS analysis and anti-mosquito activities of Juniperus virginiana essential oil against Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Azar Tahghighi; Azar Tahghighi; Naseh Maleki-ravasan; Navid Dinparast Djadid; Raziyeh Ahmadvand; Naseh Maleki-ravasan; Hamzeh Alipour; Fateh Karimian; Saeed Yousefinejad

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GC-MS analysis and anti-mosquito activities of Juniperus virginiana essential oil against Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author: Azar TAHGHIGHI ¹ ; Azar TAHGHIGHI ² ; Naseh MALEKI-RAVASAN ² ; Navid DINPARAST DJADID ² ; Raziyeh AHMADVAND ² ; Naseh MALEKI-RAVASAN ³ ; Hamzeh ALIPOUR ⁴ ; Fateh KARIMIAN ⁵ ; Saeed YOUSEFINEJAD ⁶
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1. Department of Clinical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran
2. Malaria and Vector Research Group, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran
3. Department of Parasitology, Pasteur Institute of Iran
4. Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
5. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
6. Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Essential oils; Malaria; Natural products; Pesticide; Resistance
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2019;9(4):168-175
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To investigate phytochemicals present in the essential oil from aerial parts of eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana (J. virginiana) L. (Cupressaceae) and to determine its killing and repellent activities against larvae, pupae, and adults of the Asian malaria mosquito, Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae). Methods: J. virginiana essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation, and its chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Seven different logarithmic concentrations of J. virginiana essential oils were used in larvicidal and pupicidal assays. J. virginiana essential oils-impregnated bed nets were applied in a designed animal module to test excito-repellent activity against adult mosquitoes. Results: Fourteen constituents corresponding to 99.98% of J. virginiana essential oils were identified. Five main components were terpinen-4-ol (25.21%), camphor (19.89%), E-3-hexen-1-ol (13.30%), γ-terpinene (7.86%), and l-menthone (2.27%). The LC