Isolation of Mosquitocidal Bacteria from Soil Samples to Control Mosquito Vectors

Authors

  • Kakhuangailiu Gangmei Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006
  • Hemaladkshmi Padmanaban Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006
  • Aneha Kunnikuruvan Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006.
  • Jibi Lukose Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006.
  • Bhagyashree Bora Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006.
  • Manikandan Sivaprakasam Central Interdisciplinary Research Facility (CIDRF), Mahatma Gandhi Medical Advanced Research Institute (MGMARI) SBV (Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth) (Deemed to be university), Puducherry 607402.
  • Abhisubesh Vijayakumar Research Scholar Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry - 605006
  • Sahadiya Mandodan Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006
  • Mathivanan Ashok kumar Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006
  • Vijayalakshmi Krishnamoorthy Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006
  • Subbiah Poopathi Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre, Medical complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry 605006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1365

Keywords:

Bioassays, red soil, mosquito larvae, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bacillus sphaericus, dengue, biological control, mosquito control.

Abstract

In the present study, an attempt was made to screen and isolate potent and ecofriendly mosquitocidal bacteria from different soils collected from Union Territory of Puducherry, India. From a total of 140 soil samples, 16 isolates showed mosquitocidal activity. Out of these 16 isolates, two bacteria isolated from red soil of Kalapet and Kanagachettikulam villages of Union Territory of Puducherry, India with code no. PYKAL-31A and PYKC-33C were found to be most potent. Extensive bioassay was carried out with these two bacterial strains against larvae of Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. The LC50 and LC90 values of PYKAL-31A against Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi were 0.007, 0.011, 0.015 and 0.015, 0.021 and 0.029, respectively and that of PYKC-33C were 0.009, 0.014, 0.013 and 0.015, 0.026, 0.023, respectively.

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Published

2024-01-22

How to Cite

Gangmei, K., Padmanaban, H., Kunnikuruvan, A., Lukose, J., Bora, B., Sivaprakasam, M., … Poopathi, S. (2024). Isolation of Mosquitocidal Bacteria from Soil Samples to Control Mosquito Vectors. Indian Journal of Entomology, 86(2), 640–643. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1365

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Volume 86, Issue 2, June 2024

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