EFFECTIVENESS OF BINTARO (Cerbera mangos) LEAVES INFUSION ON INSTAR III LARVAS of Musca domestica
Lutfhi Nurlaela(1*), Tsana Makarim Dika Nurulloh(3), Siska Telly Pratiwi(2), ,Emma Mardliyah H(1)

1) Departement of Parasitology, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Indonesia, Cimahi
*ufifuadi[at]gmail.com
2)Departement of Microbiology, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Indonesia, Cimahi
3) Faculty of Medicine, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Indonesia, Cimahi

Abstract

The house fly (Musca domestica) is one of the most common flies around the house. Musca domestica acts as a disease vector due to pathogenic agents it carried from their habitat in carcasses, feces, sewage, or animal waste to human dwellings. The use of chemical or synthetic insecticides can cause resistance to M. domestica, and pollutes the environment. Efforts are being made to overcome by using natural insecticides which has active substances that can interfere with the growth and development of M. domestica larvae such as bintaro leaves (Cerbera mangos). The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Bintaro leaf infusion against M. domestica larvae. This research is an experimental study using Bintaro leaf infusion in various concentrations, namely 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90%. The results showed that 30% concentration of infusion could kill 30% of larvae and the average mortality continued to increase to 76,5% at 90% concentration. The results of Oneway ANOVA test showed that 70% and 90% concentrations had the same effectiveness, and the results of the probit analysis showed that the LC50 value was 74% while the LC90 value was 137%. This proves that all concentrations of bintaro leaf infusion can kill the third instar larvae of M. domestica. Therefore, Bintaro leaf infusion can be used by the community as a natural larvicide.

Keywords: Cerbera manghas, Housefly, Larvacides, Musca domestica.

Topic: Biomedical Science