Repellency of live potted plants against Anopheles gambiae from human baits in semi-field experimental huts

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Pest Management Science

Publication Date

4-1-2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tetranychus evansi is an invasive pest of solanaceous crops in Africa, and in the field it differentially attacks edible African nightshades. The chemical basis for the differential attack on these plant species is largely unknown. Using bioassays and chemical analysis, we investigated the differential bioactivity of leaf extracts of three edible African nightshade species, Solanum sarrachoides, S. scabrum and S. villosum, on adult T. evansi females. RESULTS: Only the bioactivity of the leaf extract of S. sarrachoides (LC50 7.44 mg mL-1) and that of its most polar fraction (LC50 5.44 mg mL-1) paralleled that of the positive control, neem oil (LC50 1.89 mg mL-1), across all doses tested. Liquid chromatography-quadruple time of flight-mass spectrometry identified a mixture of steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs), including α-solasonine, α-solamargine and derivatives of tomatine and demissine, which were neither detected in the crude extract nor in any of the fractions obtained from S. scabrum and S. villosum. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the presence of SGAs may play a key role in the differential defence of edible African nightshades against attack by T. evansi. These findings may add to the plethora of environmentally friendly tools from natural plant products for management of T. evansi.

Keywords

Bioactivity, Glycoalkaloids, Solanum sarrachoides, Tetranychus evansi

PubMed ID

26299255

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