Potential Use of Papaya Flower Extract (Carica papaya Linn) for Aedes Aegypti Larvicide

Sikhry Christian Max Pakan; Yuliana Radja Riwu; Soleman Landi; Deviarbi Sakke Tira

doi:10.14710/jphtcr.v6i3.20143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jphtcr.v6i3.20143

Potential Use of Papaya Flower Extract (Carica papaya Linn) for Aedes Aegypti Larvicide

Sikhry Christian Max Pakan , Yuliana Radja Riwu, Soleman Landi, Deviarbi Sakke Tira

Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Nusa Cendana , Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

Received: 4 Sep 2023; Published: 22 Dec 2023.

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@article{JPHTCR20143,
    author = {Sikhry Pakan and Yuliana Riwu and Soleman Landi and Deviarbi Tira},
    title = {Potential Use of Papaya Flower Extract (Carica papaya Linn) for Aedes Aegypti Larvicide},
    journal = {Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region},
  volume = {6},
    number = {3},
    year = {2023},
    keywords = {Aedes aegypti, Papaya Flower extract, Larvicide, Lethal concentration, Lethal time.},
    abstract = {  Introduction:  Temefos as a larvicide to prevent dengue hemorrhagic fever is known to be resistant to  Aedes aegypti  larvae in several regions in Indonesia. Therefore, alternative larvicides are needed. Papaya plants are one of the alternative solutions as papaya flowers contain secondary metabolite compounds that can kill  Aedes aegypti  larvae. This study aimed to determine the potential of papaya flower extract to be an  Aedes aegypti  larvicide.   Methods :  This study was a  true experimental study  with a  posttest-only control group design , with 6 treatment groups namely 1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% extract concentrations (Experimental Group) and distilled water (Control Group). The experiment was repeated 4 times with a testing time of 24 hours. A total 600  Aedes aegypti  instar larvae III/IV were used. Larvae toxicity was analyzed using  Probit  Analysis to determine the value of  Lethal Concentration  (LC) and  Lethal Time  (LT) and the  Kruskall-Wallis  test to determine the differences of larval deaths in each experimental group.      Results : Results showed that the highest and the lowest average larval mortality was at 20% concentration (25 larvae) and 1% concentration (14.75 larvae), respectively.  and values were 4.84% and 10.39%, while values of five concentrations were 115.74, 24.24, 23.41, 25.24, and 16.55 hours and values of five concentrations were 241.95, 29.42, 26.20, 32.24, and 24.48 hours. There was a difference in the number of larval deaths after 24 hours of treatment in the experimental group ( p-value  = 0.011).   Conclusion : Papaya flower extract has the potential to be an  Aedes aegypti  larvicide with 20% concentration as the optimum dose. However, phytochemical screening needs to be done to determine the dominant papaya flower compounds act as  Aedes aegypti  larvicides.    },
   issn = {2597-4378},   pages = {109--117}  doi = {10.14710/jphtcr.v6i3.20143},
    url = {https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jphtr/article/view/20143}
}

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Introduction: Temefos as a larvicide to prevent dengue hemorrhagic fever is known to be resistant to Aedes aegypti larvae in several regions in Indonesia. Therefore, alternative larvicides are needed. Papaya plants are one of the alternative solutions as papaya flowers contain secondary metabolite compounds that can kill Aedes aegypti larvae. This study aimed to determine the potential of papaya flower extract to be an Aedes aegypti larvicide.

Methods : This study was a true experimental study with a posttest-only control group design, with 6 treatment groups namely 1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% extract concentrations (Experimental Group) and distilled water (Control Group). The experiment was repeated 4 times with a testing time of 24 hours. A total 600 Aedes aegypti instar larvae III/IV were used. Larvae toxicity was analyzed using Probit Analysis to determine the value of Lethal Concentration (LC) and Lethal Time (LT) and the Kruskall-Wallis test to determine the differences of larval deaths in each experimental group.

Results: Results showed that the highest and the lowest average larval mortality was at 20% concentration (25 larvae) and 1% concentration (14.75 larvae), respectively. and values were 4.84% and 10.39%, while values of five concentrations were 115.74, 24.24, 23.41, 25.24, and 16.55 hours and values of five concentrations were 241.95, 29.42, 26.20, 32.24, and 24.48 hours. There was a difference in the number of larval deaths after 24 hours of treatment in the experimental group (p-value = 0.011).

Conclusion: Papaya flower extract has the potential to be an Aedes aegypti larvicide with 20% concentration as the optimum dose. However, phytochemical screening needs to be done to determine the dominant papaya flower compounds act as Aedes aegypti larvicides.

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Keywords: Aedes aegypti, Papaya Flower extract, Larvicide, Lethal concentration, Lethal time.

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