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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages 92-99Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.024
Keywords
Botanicals; Biopesticide; Coleoptera; Phyllanthaceae; Repellence
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
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Toxicity and repellency activity of Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) (CC) leaf extracts were evaluated against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and red flour beetle, Triboliwn castaneum (Herbst) under laboratory condition. Five concentration(s) (1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 4%) with two controls (acetone and water) treatments along with deltamethrin were used for direct and contact residual toxicity. The insect that survived after CC exposure were transferred to an untreated feeding substrate and the population buildup of subsequent two generation were recorded after 30 (F-1) and 60 days (F-2). In the contact residual toxicity, highest CC concentration (4%) produced 75% mortality in S. oryzae and 62.5% mortality in T. castaneum during 7 days of exposure, whereas in direct toxicity the mortality were 81% and 58% respectively, for S. oryzae and T. castaneum. The long term effect of CC was apparent in both the insect species, where F-2 populations were significantly decreased in the CC treatments. CC treatment at 4% produced similar adult mortality in comparison to deltamethrin at 1%. In addition, repellent activity of CC extracts was observed against both S. oryzae and T. castaneum. This is the first step towards assessing the scientific basis for the understanding the effectiveness of CC extracts against stored grain pests and it could be a viable eco-friendly option for stored grain insect pest management.
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