Bioefficacy of Lemongrass and Tea Tree Essential Oils Against House Fly, Musca domestica

Background: Red betel (Piper ornatum) contains several compounds including flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, and essential oils that have the ability as bioinsecticides. The purpose of this study was to analyze the differences in the number of deaths of house fly larvae (Musca domestica) exposed to red betel in the control group (0%) and the treatment group with a concentration of 1%; 1.5% and 2% for 24 hours. Methods: used is true experimental method with only posttes control group design. There were 4 treatments with 6 replications per treatment. Each treatment was described on 8 larvae, so the number of larvae used in this study was 192 tails. Results: Research shows that red betel powder is indeed effective in killing Musca domestica larvae, but it still requires a long time, which is at least 24 hours. Concentration is needed at least 2% if used as a biopesticide to reduce the density of flies. Conclusion: There was no significant difference in the mortality of Musca domestica larvae in the administration of red betel powder (Piper ornatum.

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LILIN AROMATIK MINYAK ATSIRI KULIT BATANG KAYU MANIS (Cinnamomum burmannii) SEBAGAI REPELEN LALAT RUMAH (Musca domestica)

EKOLOGIA ◽

10.33751/ekol.v19i2.1663 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 55-64

Author(s):

Prasetyorini Djarot ◽

Moerfiah . ◽

Dwi Ambarwati

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Musca Domestica ◽

Research Unit ◽

House Fly ◽

Root Bark ◽

Distillation Method ◽

House Flies ◽

Solid Paraffin ◽

Cinnamomum Burmannii

This research was aimed to create aromatic candle, infused with cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanii) bark essential oil, which is a potential repellant for house fly (Musca domestica). The distillation of akar wangi samples was carried out at the Spice and Aromatic Research Unit by vapor distillation method for 9-12 hours. The aromatic candles were based on a mixture of solid paraffin and stearin in a 2:8 proportion, respectively, enriched with fragrant root bark essential oils with 5 formulas, namely F1 (placebo), F2 (fixative), F3 (1% essential oil), F4 (2% essential oil), and F5 (3% essential oil). The repellency test was carried out by inserting 20 house flies in a of 50x50x50 cm container that contains a lighted aromatic candle according to the doses mentioned above, and shrimp scalps located 15 cm from the candle that functions as a bait. The calculated parameters were the hourly number of flies that were allured to the bait for 6 hours, which were related to the candle’s repellency and the house fly’s preference of candle. The repulsion ability result were 89.724%, 75.28%, 68.06%, 49.17%, 9.72% for F5, F4, F3, F2, and F1, respectively. The result also showed that the F4 sample was the most preferred sample.

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UJI ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK DAUN SAMBUNG NYAWA (Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.) DAN DAUN TAPAK LIMAN (Elephantopus scaber L.) TERHADAP Salmonella thypi

EKOLOGIA ◽

10.33751/ekol.v19i1.1662 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Prasetyorini Djarot ◽

Anggita Rahmadini ◽

Novi Fajar Utami

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Musca Domestica ◽

Research Unit ◽

House Fly ◽

Root Bark ◽

Distillation Method ◽

House Flies ◽

Solid Paraffin ◽

Elephantopus Scaber

This research was aimed to create aromatic candle, infused with cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanii) bark essential oil, which is a potential repellant for house fly (Musca domestica). The distillation of akar wangi samples was carried out at the Spice and Aromatic Research Unit by vapor distillation method for 9-12 hours. The aromatic candles were based on a mixture of solid paraffin and stearin in a 2:8 proportion, respectively, enriched with fragrant root bark essential oils with 5 formulas, namely F1 (placebo), F2 (fixative), F3 (1% essential oil), F4 (2% essential oil), and F5 (3% essential oil). The repellency test was carried out by inserting 20 house flies in a of 50x50x50 cm container that contains a lighted aromatic candle according to the doses mentioned above, and shrimp scalps located 15 cm from the candle that functions as a bait. The calculated parameters were the hourly number of flies that were allured to the bait for 6 hours, which were related to the candle’s repellency and the house fly’s preference of candle. The repulsion ability result were 89.724%, 75.28%, 68.06%, 49.17%, 9.72% for F5, F4, F3, F2, and F1, respectively. The result also showed that the F4 sample was the most preferred sample.

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