Comparative insecticidal activity of different plant materials from six common plant species against (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

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Abstract
(Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is one of the major insect pests of stored grains. Due to export legislation and zero-tolerance for live insect in trade commodities, extensive use of synthetic insecticides is in practice in order to eliminate pest infestations from the lots. Currently, the one and only acceptable chemical to be used in stored grain is phosphine but due to its excessive usage the stored grain pests are becoming resistant against it. Hence discovery of alternative compounds is much needed. In this study we have compared insecticidal efficacy of different plant materials from six commonly grown plants of Pakistan, (Alliaceae), (Zingiberaceae), (Poaceae), (Myrtaceae), (Solanaceae), and (Meliaceae) against infesting stored wheat, rice, corn and gram pulse. Various plant parts were dried, powdered, and used as admixtures to the stored commodities in the experiments. The results have suggested that (garlic) and (ginger) were more effective resulting into 15 times higher adult mortality and 4 to 5 times reduction in grain weight losses when mixed with rice grains. Similarly, when admixture with wheat checked the population growth in the resources resulting into 3.5 times less adult production compared to controls. A subsequent experiment was conducted to study the dose response of neem seed powder against the beetle pest infesting milled products. Surprisingly, better control was observed either at lowest (1% w/w) or the highest doses (5% w/w). This finding is of great interest to understand the underlying phenomenon which we assume is the ability of to feed selectively in flour mediums, however, further research on this aspect is required to be investigated. The results of this study support the use of botanicals for stored product pest management.
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Authors Ahmad, Faheem;Iqbal, Naeem;Zaka, Syed Muhammad;Qureshi, Muhammad Kamran;Saeed, Qamar;Khan, Khalid Ali;Ghramh, Hamed A;Ansari, Mohammad Javed;Jaleel, Waqar;Aasim, Muhammad;Awar, Marryam Bakhat;
Journal saudi journal of biological sciences
Year 2019
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10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.02.018
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Keywords
insecticidal activity tobacco tribolium castaneum eucalyptus ginger garlic lemongrass neem

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