title: The effect of Piper aduncum Linn. (Family: Piperaceae) essential oil as aerosol spray against Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus Skuse.
abstract: The bioefficacy of Piper aduncum L. essential oil formulated in aerosol cans was   evaluated against Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a simulated room. The aerosol spray   test was based on the Malaysian test standard for aerosol (MS 1221:1991UDC 632.982.2   modified from WHO 2009 methodology) and examined the knockdown effect within 20   minutes of exposure. Mortality rate after 24 hour of holding period was also determined. A   commercial aerosol spray (0.09% prallethrin 0.05% d-phenothrin) was also tested as a   comparison. Our results showed that the knockdown effect of the commercial aerosol spray   and P. aduncum essential oil spray (8% and 10% concentrations) was significantly higher in   Ae. albopictus adult females, when compared with that of Ae. aegypti adult females (P<0.05).   There was a significant difference in knockdown between commercial aerosol spray and   essential oil spray for both Aedes spp. (P<0.05). The essential oil induced significantly higher   mortality in Ae. aegypti (80%) than in Ae. albopictus (71.6%) (P<0.05). The commercial aerosol   spray caused 97.7% and 86.5% mortality against Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus respectively   (P<0.05). Based on these data, P. aduncum essential oil has the potential to be used as an   aerosol spray against Aedes spp.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
authors: Norashiqin
authors: N
authors: Misni
authors: Hidayatulfathi
authors: H
authors: Othman
authors: Sallehudin
authors: S
authors: Sulaiman
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000187:drug effects*; D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D026321:Piperaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile