The effect of plant extracts of Vitex agnus-castus L. on the blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera : Calliphoridae)

Abstract

            This research aims to study the effect of plant extracts of Vitex agnus-castus L. on Green bottle fly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Breeding and the experiment were conducted in the laboratory at a temperature 25 °C, a relative humidity of 55 of light a period of 12 hours/day. The results showed that the effect of extracts of phenolic compounds of Vitex agnus-castus in the destruction of the insect Lucilia sericata , reached the highest when using concentrations 20%  which was 71%. As for the alkaloid compounds the destruction of the insect Lucilia sericata were 89% when using concentrations of 20%. It has reached the lowest at 5% for both compounds reaching 46.7% for phenolic compounds and 57% for alkaloid compounds.