Effect Of Insect Growth Regulator From Active Pyryproxifen As A Malaria VEector Larvacide On Gambusia affinis Fsh
Abstract
EFFECT OF INSECT GROWTH REGULATOR FROM ACTIVE PYRYPROXIFEN AS A MALARIA VECTOR LARVACIDE ON Gambusia affinis FISH
Novia Amorita1*, Endah Setyaningrum2, Wawan Abdullah Setiawan3, Nismah Nukmal4 Budi Santoso5
Jurusan Biologi, Universitas Lampung
Jl. Prof. Sumantri Brojonegoro No.1 Bandar Lampung 35145
1noviaamorita11@gmail.com
2endahsetyaningrum375@gmail.com
3wawan.a.setiawan@gmail.com
4Nismah.nukmal@fmipa.unila.ac.id_
5boedhislampung@yahoo.co.id
*Corresponding author: Novia Amorita11@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Efforts to control the mosquito malaria vector (Anopheles sp.) can be done chemically by using chemical larvicides. One of the effective larvicides used to control malaria vectors is the Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) with the active ingredient pyriproxifen. IGR tries to be effective in killing mosquito larvae, but for non-target organisms such as Gambusia affinis fish which can act as biological control against mosquito larvae, it is not yet known. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of IGR as a malaria vector larvicide on mortality of Gambusia affinis fish. This research was conducted at the Zoology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Lampung in April-May 2022. The method used in this study is a laboratory-scale experimental method with a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) 6 treatments and each Treatment was repeated 4 times and carried out simultaneously. Includes 1 treatment as a control without IGR administration and 5 additions of IGR with concentrations of 12.5 ppm, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 75 ppm, and 100 ppm. The results showed that IGR with the active ingredient pyriproxyfen had no effect on mortality of G. affinis so it was safe to use for malaria vector control. This can be proven by the increase in body weight of G. affinis.
Keywords : Gambusia affinis, Insect Growth Regulator, Malaria
