Histological study on the body wall of Ascaridia galli (Nematoda)

Zohair I. F. Rahemo* and Sagida S. Hussain

Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

*Corresponding author, E-mail: zohair_rahemo@yahoo.com

Accepted 13 October, 2009

   Abstract

The present communication deals with the laboratory studies carried out to ascertain the larvicidal properties of Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. and Fernand. saponin extracts for the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti. Methanolic extract (ME), crude saponin extract (CSE) and purified saponin fractions (PSF) were used as test solutions. Concentration to kill 50% larvae and concentration to inhibit emergence of 50% adult that is LC₅₀ and EC₅₀ values respectively were calculated. All extracts found to be larvicidal but PSF was found more effective.

Key words: Larvicidal, Chlorophytum borivilianum, saponin.