PESTICIDAL POTENTIALS OF TROPICAL PLANTS .1. INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY IN LEAF EXTRACTS OF 60 PLANTS

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作者
WILLIAMS, LAD [1 ]
MANSINGH, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV W INDIES,FAC NAT SCI,DEPT ZOOL,POB 12,KINGSTON 7,JAMAICA
来源
INSECT SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATION | 1993年 / 14卷 / 5-6期
关键词
BOTANICAL PESTICIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS;
D O I
10.1017/S1742758400018142
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
Crude ethanol extracts (CE) of leaves of 60 plant species belonging to 32 families and 52 genera were bioassayed for toxicity to adult Tribolium confusum by spraying a 10% (w/v) concentrate under a Potter's tower. CE of eight plants had none and three had some bioactivity; 36 CE killed from 13 to 40% of the beetles. Thirteen plant extracts inflicted between 53 and 100% mortality in the following order: Azadirachta indica (53%) < Eupatorium odorantum = Gliricida sepium = Mimosa pudica (60%) < Annona reticulata = Hibiscus rosa sinensis (67%) < Cycloptis semicordata < Artocarpus altilis < Capsicum annum (90-97%) < Bontia daphnoides = Cuscuta americana = Dioscorea polygonoides = Nicotina tabacum (100%).
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页码:697 / 700
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