Larvicidal Activity of Anacardium occidentale Against Aedes aegypti
Rosalinda C. Torres1,2*, Alicia G. Garbo1, and Rikkamae Zinca Marie L. Walde2
1Industrial Technology Development Institute and
2National Research Council of the Philippines
Department of Science and Technology
General Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City, 1631 Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES
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ABSTRACT
Dengue is the most serious vector-borne disease in the Philippines. This crucial fact led to main objective of the study which were to evaluate the toxicity of the ethanol and hexane extracts of Anacardium occidentale (cashew) shell wastes toward 3rd and 4th instars larvae of Aedes aegypti and to characterize the ethanol extract by qualitative phytochemical analysis. The shell wastes were processed for crude extraction using 95% EtOH and n-hexane. The crude extract was bio-assayed for larvicidal activity against A. aegypti following the WHO standard bioassay method. The mortality was observed 24 and 48 hours after treatment and data were subjected to probit analysis to determine lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC90). The ethanol extract was characterized by phytochemical analysis. Both the hexane and ethanol extracts of A. occidentale shell wastes exhibited evidence of larvicidal toxicity. The crude ethanol and hexane extracts yielded an LC50 of 2.35 mg/L and 6.93 mg/L, and LC90 of 5.36 mg/L and 11.97 mg/L, respectively. Phytochemical screening of the crude ethanol extract of cashew shell wastes indicated the presence of unsaturated steroids and triterpenoids, free fatty acids, fats and oils, γ-benzopyrone nucleus (flavonoids), leucoanthocyanins, anthraquinones, and tannins. Both the hexane and ethanol extracts of A. occidentale showed promising potential as an alternative source of a more sustainable, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly solution for the control of dengue vector, A. aegypti.
INTRODUCTION
Dengue is a severe (often fatal) and the most rapidly emerging febrile disease transmitted by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. It is an acute infection that kills much faster than AIDS. In the Philippines, dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever are widespread in all its regions according to the World Health Organization. A total of 117, 658 dengue cases, and 433 deaths were reported in the year 2013 (Disease Surveillance Report, DOH, 2013). Treatment is mainly supportive as there is no specific therapy available . . . . . read more
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