title: Larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Plumeria rubra plant latex against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi.
abstract: In the present study activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized using Plumeria rubra plant latex against second and fourth larval instar of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi was determined. Range of concentrations of synthesized AgNps (10, 5, 2.5, 1.25, 0.625, 0.3125 ppm) and aqueous crude latex (1,000, 500, 250, 125, 62.50, 31.25 ppm) were tested against larvae of A. aegypti and A. Stephensi. The synthesized AgNps from P. rubra latex were highly toxic than crude latex extract in both mosquito species. The LC(50) values for second and fourth larval instars after 24 h of crude latex exposure were 1.49, 1.82 ppm against A. aegypti and 1.10, 1.74 ppm against A. stephensi respectively. These figures were 181.67, 287.49 ppm against A. aegypti and 143.69, 170.58 ppm against A. stephensi respectively for crude latex extract. The mortality rates were positively correlated with the concentration of AgNPs. The characterization studies of synthesized AgNPs by UV-Vis spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Particle size analysis (PSA) and zeta potential confirmed the spherical shape and size (32-200 nm) of silver nanoparticles along with stability. Toxicity studies carried out against non-target fish species Poecilia reticulata, the most common organism in the habitats of A. aegypti and A. stephensi showed no toxicity at LC(50) and LC(90) doses of the AgNPs. This is the first report on mosquito larvicidal activity of latex synthesized nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Post Box-80, Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Chandrashekhar D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Satish V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Hemant P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Borase
authors.forename: Bipinchandra K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Salunke
authors.forename: Rahul B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Salunkhe
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000187:drug effects*; D029062:Apocynaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D007840:Latex / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D053758:Nanoparticles; D011036:Poecilia / Q000502:physiology; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D007840:Latex; D012834:Silver
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