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Larvicidal effect of Catharanthus roseus L (G) Don. leaf extracts against the larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)
N. Alaguchamy and S. Deivendran
Year : 2016 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 231-235
Received on: 10/05/2016
Revised on: 10/20/2016
Accepted on: 10/26/2016
Published on: 10/31/2016
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N. Alaguchamy and S. Deivendran( 2016).
Larvicidal effect of Catharanthus roseus L (G) Don. leaf extracts against the larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 1( 5), 231-235.
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Abstract
Use of biopesticides has gained prominence as potential plant protecting agents. Biological activity of aqueous extracts of Catharanthus roseus were evaluated against larvae of gram pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Screening for larvicidal activity with the aqueous leaf extracts at a concentration of 1000 ppm revealed that the larvicidal activity invariably increased with the stage of larval development. Larval mortality was observed after 24 hrs of exposure to the extracts. All extracts exhibited moderate larvicidal effects (2.60, 3.94, 7.75, 30.83, 38.53 and 63.34) towards I, II, III, IV, V and VI instar of H. armigera larvae. The results suggest that aqueous leaf extract of C. roseus holds a potential to be used as bio-pesticide for the management of H. armigera.
Keywords
Helicoverpa armigera, Catharanthus roseus, Biopesticide, Larvicidal.
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