Molecular Identification and Bio-Control of
Mosquitoes using Black Seeds Extract in Jeddah
Naser A Alkenani1, Mohamed Morsi M.
Ahmed1,3, Habeeb M Al-Solami1, Yasir Anwar1*,
Khalid M Alghamdi1 and Mahmoud S Ahmad1,2
1Department
of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 80203, King
Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 2Princess
Dr. Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud Center for Excellence Research in
Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;
3Nucleic Acids Research Department, Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City for Scientific
Research and Technological Applications. Alexandria City, Egypt
*Corresponding author:yanwarulhaq@kau.edu.sa
Abstract
With rational water management
programs, Saudi Arabia should not be an ideal place for mosquito problems due to
its geographical location, weather conditions and, a small amount of exposed
water for mosquito population buildup. The aimed to obtain an overview of the
biodiversity of Mosquito strains and their bio-control. COI gene-based analyses
were used to identify the mosquitoes. The mosquitoes were treated with different
concentrations of black seed methanolic extract. About 20 species of mosquito
vectors belonging to two genera, based on the morphology one Aedes and one culex
was selected for further studies. Aedes and Culex were identified using COI gene
sequencing. The partial COI sequence of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens was
submitted for the accession number. Our results showed remarkable larval
activity as well as inhibition of adult emerging percent in the treated groups
compared to the control group. This study adds basic knowledge to the molecular
evolution of mosquito vectors of medical and veterinary importance and may be
useful to improve biotechnological tools employed in the Culicidae control
program. Furthermore, this study reveals that black seeds extract can be used
for the bio-control of these vectors.
To Cite This Article:
Alkenani NA, Ahmed MMM, Al-Solami HM, Anwar Y,
Alghamdi KM and Ahmad MS, 2021. Molecular Identification and bio-control of
Mosquitoes using Black seeds extract in Jeddah. Pak Vet J, 41(3): 359-364.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2021.025