PENGARUH EKSTRAK DAUN SIRSAK (Annona muricata Zinn) TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN LARVA Aedes aegypti

Abstract

Soursop plants is a plant that is widely available in Indonesia. In addition to
fruit that can be directly consumed. The main content of soursop is active compounds annonaceus
acetogenin. The leaves are most part annonaceus acetogenin containing compounds
that are known to have the effect of insecticide, antifeedant repelant and works as a
contact and stomach poison toxin in Aedes aegypti larvae. The purpose of this study was to
determine the effect of extract of soursop’s leaves (Annona muricata Zinn) as larvicides of
Aedes aegypti in different levels of concentrations. This research is quasi-experimental. The
samples used were 600 instar larvae of Aedes aegypti III/IV. Each treatment containing 25
larvae and repetition as much as 4 times. Soursop leaf extract concentration tested, namely 0%
(control), 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%. The result is the number of Aedes aegypti larvae
were dead after 24 hours in each concentration group. Greatest death in a concentration of
25% is as much as 92%, while the lowest mortality at a concentration of 5% is as much as
15%. The results of the study were further tested with One Way Anova. Statistical test results
obtained with One Way Anova sig. = 0.000 so that ρ < α (0.05) means that there is a significant
effect on the difference in average number of larvae mortality in each treatment group
because of increasing the concentration. LSD test results showed a mean difference significant
at the 0.05 level. From the results of this research community can use extract of soursop’s
leaves with a concentration of 25% as an alternative to eradication of Aedes aegypti is a vector
of Dengue Fever (DHF). Further research needs to be done on the toxicology and safety of
soursop leaf extract as an alternative to the eradication of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae