Modifying the Media of House Fly Musca Domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) by Plants Extracts as Insects’ Repellent

Abstract

The effect of the aqueous extract of Datura innoxia and Moringa oleifera leaves was tested on the biological performance of Musca domestica, results showed the superiority of datura leaf extract compared with the extract of the Moringa leaves plant in killing flies, the extract led to the killing of the larval stages exposed to the extract completely, and no larva reach to the pupal stage. While the extract of Moringa plant killed a large percentage of the larvae and reduced the number of pupae and adults to 16.7 pupae and 7.3 sprouted flies out of 70.0 eggs exposed to the extract and the occurrence of deformations and an increase in the weight and length of the pupae.