Larvicidal Activity of Methyl Benzoate, a Volatile Organic Compound, Against the Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Md Munir Mostafiz; Jihun Ryu; Ashraf Akintayo Akintola; Kwang Shik Choi; Ui Wook Hwang; Errol Hassan; Kyeong Yeoll Lee

doi:10.1093/jme/tjab230

Larvicidal Activity of Methyl Benzoate, a Volatile Organic Compound, Against the Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Md Munir Mostafiz, Jihun Ryu, Ashraf Akintayo Akintola, Kwang Shik Choi, Ui Wook Hwang, Errol Hassan, Kyeong Yeoll Lee

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Methyl benzoate (MBe) is a volatile organic molecule found in various plants; it is used as an insect semiochemical. MBe also has a biorational insecticidal effect against various agricultural and urban arthropod pests. The present study was the first to assess the larvicidal potential of MBe against fourth-instar larvae of the mosquitoes Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Culex pipiens (L.). A positive association was observed between MBe concentrations and larval mortality in both the species. The highest mortality recorded was 100% for Ae. albopictus and 56% for Cx. pipiens after 24 h of exposure to 200 ppm MBe. The lethal median concentration (LC50) values of MBe against fourth-instar larvae of Ae. albopictus and Cx. pipiens were 61 ppm and 185 ppm, respectively. These results suggest that MBe has great potential for use as an environmentally friendly larvicidal agent for mosquito control.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	788-794
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	59
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab230
State	Published - 1 Mar 2022

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biorational insecticidal effect
climate change
environmentally friendly larvicide
mosquito control
plant essential oil

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Larvicidal Activity of Methyl Benzoate, a Volatile Organic Compound, Against the Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

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