TOXIC AND ANTIFEEDING ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN PLANT EXTRACTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (BOISD. | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 12, Volume 91, Issue 3, September 2013, Page 925-939 PDF (501.92 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2013.167048 | ||||
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Author | ||||
SHENODA S. YACOUB | ||||
Plant protection research institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present work aimed to study the toxic and antifeeding activities of certain plant extracts against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) The extracts of lantana and lemongrass leaves were applied at 5 & 10% concentrations, against 2nd and 4th instars larvae of S. littoralis under laboratory conditions 27 ± 2 °C and 55 – 65% relative humidity. Results showed that the lemongrass extract in water at 10% conc. on the 2nd larval instar and lantana extract in water at 10% conc. on 4th larval instar were the highest in efficacy as antifeedants. Regarding, conversion of ingested and digested food (ECI) & (ECD) lantana extract in water 10% had the least effect. The highest mortality percentage was attained from the lemongrass extract in acetone 10% and lantana extract in water 5% treatments against both the 2nd and 4th larval instars, respectively. Data showed that all the plant extracts caused significant reductions in respect of larval and pupal durations, pupal weight and % of adult emergence compared with the untreated check. The plant extracts had a clear effect on the carbohydrates hydrolysis enzymes as amylase and trehalse | ||||
Keywords | ||||
TOXIC AND ANTIFEEDING ACTIVITIES | ||||
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