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Efficacy of a simply resting box baited with crude fruit and leaf ethanol extracts of Phytolaccadodecandra (L’ Herit) in capturing and killing of indoor mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at Korando, Western Kenya

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dc.contributor.author Owiti, Yugi Jared
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-09T09:28:59Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-09T09:28:59Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Owiti, Y. J. (2021). Efficacy of a simply resting box baited with crude fruit and leaf ethanol extracts of Phytolaccadodecandra (L’Herit) in capturing and killing of indoor mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at Korando, Western Kenya. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 28(9), 5221-5228. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.042
dc.identifier.uri http://ir-library.kabianga.ac.ke/handle/123456789/657
dc.description Article Research on Efficacy of a simply resting box baited with crude fruit and leaf ethanol extracts of Phytolaccadodecandra (L’ Herit) in capturing and killing of indoor mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at Korando, Western Kenya en_US
dc.description.abstract Effective capture and elimination of indoor resting mosquito population is important in the fight against mosquito borne diseases. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a simply resting box baited with crude fruit and leaf ethanol extracts of Phytolacca dodecandra in attracting and killing indoor mosquitoes at Korando, Western Kenya. The study was conducted in three phases: pre-intervention, intervention and post intervention. Simple resting boxes made from galvanized wire frame measuring 30 cm 30 cm 30 cm, covered in blue and black tunic in and out and lined with carton boards were used. The boxes were baited with socks with strong human odour and 80 ml/100mls (e/w) solution of either crude ethanol fruit or leaf extracts of P. dodecandra, ethanol leaf extracts of Azadiracta indica or Deltamethrin. Deltamethrin and Azadiracta indica were used as positive and water as negative control. The treatments were applied at the intervention phase only. The boxes were left overnight in the houses and mosquitoes collected by 6.30 h. It was observed that more Culicines than Anopheline were captured irrespective of phase or treatment used. Mosquito densities reduced with phase of activity. P. dodecandra leaf extracts killed more mosquitoes than fruit or A. indica leaf extracts though the number were less than that of Deltamethrin or WHO threshold of >80% mortality. In conclusion, the simple resting boxes were effective in collecting and killing indoor mosquitoes though lethality did not matched the WHO thresh old. With improved structural set up and use of pure extracts of P. dodecandra, the resting boxes can serve as effective tools for capture, elimination and management of mosquito borne diseases. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences en_US
dc.subject Resting Boxes en_US
dc.subject Mosquitoes en_US
dc.subject Phytolacca dodecandra en_US
dc.subject Deltamethrin en_US
dc.subject Neem en_US
dc.title Efficacy of a simply resting box baited with crude fruit and leaf ethanol extracts of Phytolaccadodecandra (L’ Herit) in capturing and killing of indoor mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at Korando, Western Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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