Toxicity of Taro Plant Leaves, Colocacia esculanta, Against the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica | ||||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control | ||||
Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 2, September 2017, Page 1-5 PDF (353.26 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsf.2017.17042 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
F. A.Bakr Reda1, 2; Abd Elwahab A. Ibrahim3; Olfat M. El-Monairy3; Yasser A. El-Sayed3; Maysa Hegazy3 | ||||
1Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University | ||||
2Biology Department, Faculty of Science,Bisha University, Bisha, KSA | ||||
3Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Qaluobiya, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The toxicity of Colocacia esculanta leaves extracts on adult males and females of Blattella germanica cockroaches under laboratory conditions was investigated in Benha City, Egypt. Bioassays showed that ethanol and petroleum ether extracts had a toxic effect against the tested insects and mortality percentage for adult males and females increased with the increase in the concentration. The LC50 values indicated that males were more sensitive to both extracts than females and ethanol extract was more toxic than petroleum ether extract. At 48h post-treatment, the LC50 values of ethanol extract were 2.42 and 4.001% for treated males and females, respectively, while that of petroleum ether extract were 4.42 and 5.46%, respectively. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
toxicity; Taro plant leaves; Colocacia esculanta; German cockroach; Blattella germanica | ||||
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