Chemical Composition and Repellent Activity of Achillea vermiculata and Satureja hortensis against Anopheles stephensi

• Main Authors: Masoumeh Pirmohammadi, Mansoureh Shayeghi, Hassan Vatandoost, Mohammad Reza Abaei, Ali Mohammadi, Akbar Bagheri, Mehdi Khoobdel, Hasan Bakhshi, Maryam Pirmohammadi, Maryam Tavassoli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
• Series: Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
• Subjects: Achillea vermiculata; Satureja hortensis; Anopheles stephensi; Repellency; Protection time
• Online Access: https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/150
• ISSN: 1735-7179; 2322-2271

Background: One of the best ways to control the malaria disease and to be protected human against Anopheles mos­quito biting is the use of repellents. Throughout repellents, herbal ones may be an appropriate and safe source for protection. Methods: Chemical constituents of Achillea vermiculata and Satoreja hortensis were determined by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Efficacy and the protection time of these plants were assessed on Anopheles stephensi under the laboratory condition. Results: The mean assessed protection time and efficacy for A. vermiculata was 2.16 and 3.16 hours respectively and the obtained ED50 and ED90 for this plant was 5.67 and 63 µl/cm2 respectively. The figured for S. hortensis was 4.16 and 5 hours respectively.  ED50 and ED90 for this plant were 5.63 and 45.75µl/cm2 respectively. Conclusion: Results of investigation showed that S. hortensis plant has an acceptable protection time, therefore, this plant could be considered as a good herbal repellent against anopheles mosquitoes.