The impact of different plant extracts on biological parameters of Housefly [ Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)]: Implications for management

Muhammad Shahid Nisar; Muhammad Awais Ismail; Hassan Ramzan; Muhammad Mudassar Maqbool; Tasneem Ahmed; Hamed A Ghramh; Ahlam Khalofah; Jaroslav Kmet; Marek Horvát; Shahid Farooq

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.03.070

The impact of different plant extracts on biological parameters of Housefly [ Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)]: Implications for management

Saudi J Biol Sci. 2021 Jul;28(7):3880-3885. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.03.070. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
² Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
³ Pakki Thatti Research and Development Farm, Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan.
⁴ Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia.
⁸ The University of Security Management in Kosice, Slovakia.

Abstract

Housefly is a significant domestic pest, which causes nuisance. The use of insecticides is discouraged to manage housefly; therefore, alternative management strategies are inevitable. The current study investigated the impact of different plant extracts, i.e., Moringa oleifera (moringa), Allium sativum (garlic) and Piper nigrum (black pepper) on biological parameters of house fly. Two different concentrations (i.e., 25 and 50%) of the extracts were blended in larval diet made through mixing of wheat bran, yeast and dried milk powder. The results indicated significant differences for larval duration. Maximum larval duration was recorded for garlic followed by black pepper and moringa, respectively. In case of pupal duration, non-significant differences were observed among plant extracts. Increase rate of oviposition was noticed with moringa at 25% concentration, while decreased oviposition rate was noted for garlic with 50% concentration. Egg hatching percentage remained non-significant for the botanical extracts. The highest survival was observed with moringa, while garlic resulted in the lowest survival. The highest repellency was noticed for garlic followed by black pepper, whereas moringa resulted in the lowest repellency after 30, 60 and 90 min. Prolonged developmental time was observed for bot concentrations of garlic, whereas moringa noted the shortest developmental time. Thus moringa was found to be a promoter of housefly development. Minimum adult emergence was found with both concentrations of garlic followed by 50% concentration of black pepper. The 50% concentration of black pepper promoted the population of adult males, while both concentrations of moringa and 25% concentration of black pepper encouraged the population of female adults. Study outcomes depicted that tested botanical extracts had significant potential for disturbing biological parameters of housefly. The garlic extracts can potentially be used to manage housefly. However, further investigations on the larval and adult mortality are needed.

Keywords: Biological parameters; Botanical extracts; Musca domestica; Repellency percentage.