Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi

The extractive methods and bioactivity of the extracts from different parts of Calotropis procera was evaluated against African melon ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna elaterii in laboratory. Soxhlet method yielded more extracts than electric shaker method. Leaf produced more extracts than flower and...

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Main Authors: Umsalama A. M. AHMED, Nabil H. H. BASHIER, SHI Zu-hua
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Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2006-05-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2006.03.0292
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Nabil H. H. BASHIER
SHI Zu-hua
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description The extractive methods and bioactivity of the extracts from different parts of Calotropis procera was evaluated against African melon ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna elaterii in laboratory. Soxhlet method yielded more extracts than electric shaker method. Leaf produced more extracts than flower and root. Leaf extracts showed stronger bioactivity than those from flowers and roots. The extracts gave complete feeding repellency to the newly hatched larvae. All larvae in fourth instar forced to feed on extract-treated pumpkin leaf died without pupation. Topical application of the extracts from leaves and flowers to the fourth instar larvae increased larval and subsequent pupal mortality of the pest and produced more abnormal adults compared to the control. However, if larvae were forced to feed on extract-treated pumpkin leaf for 2 days only, and then provided with untreated leaf, they were still able to complete their life cycle; their fecundity and life span for the adults resulted from the treatment were not reduced compared to those from the control.
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spelling doaj-art-5ea44d7d30ba4c36847b78c2cbd76c642025-08-20T03:16:06ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552006-05-013229229910.3785/1008-9209.2006.03.029210089209Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii RossiUmsalama A. M. AHMEDNabil H. H. BASHIERSHI Zu-huaThe extractive methods and bioactivity of the extracts from different parts of Calotropis procera was evaluated against African melon ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna elaterii in laboratory. Soxhlet method yielded more extracts than electric shaker method. Leaf produced more extracts than flower and root. Leaf extracts showed stronger bioactivity than those from flowers and roots. The extracts gave complete feeding repellency to the newly hatched larvae. All larvae in fourth instar forced to feed on extract-treated pumpkin leaf died without pupation. Topical application of the extracts from leaves and flowers to the fourth instar larvae increased larval and subsequent pupal mortality of the pest and produced more abnormal adults compared to the control. However, if larvae were forced to feed on extract-treated pumpkin leaf for 2 days only, and then provided with untreated leaf, they were still able to complete their life cycle; their fecundity and life span for the adults resulted from the treatment were not reduced compared to those from the control.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2006.03.0292<italic>Calotropis procera</italic>plant-based insecticidesextraction<italic>Henosepilachna elaterii</italic>pumpkin<italic>Cucurbita maxima</italic>
spellingShingle Umsalama A. M. AHMED
Nabil H. H. BASHIER
SHI Zu-hua
Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
<italic>Calotropis procera</italic>
plant-based insecticides
extraction
<italic>Henosepilachna elaterii</italic>
pumpkin
<italic>Cucurbita maxima</italic>
title Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
title_full Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
title_fullStr Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
title_short Evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from Calotropis procera Ait. against Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi
title_sort evaluation of insecticidal potentialities of extracts from calotropis procera ait against henosepilachna elaterii rossi
topic <italic>Calotropis procera</italic>
plant-based insecticides
extraction
<italic>Henosepilachna elaterii</italic>
pumpkin
<italic>Cucurbita maxima</italic>
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2006.03.0292
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