Insecticidal Properties of Some Plant Extracts against Rust-Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum H.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Environment Protection Dept., Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Suez Canal University.

2 Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Suez Canal University

Abstract

Laboratory experiments were conducted under controlled conditions to test the insecticidal activity of
aqueous and organic extract of different solvents 􀀬ethanol, acetone and hexane􀀭 from three plants collected from north-
Sinai 􀀬Tree tobacco, Nicotiana glauca G.; Chinaberry, Melia azedarach L. and Lemon, Citrus limon L.􀀭 against the
adult stage of Rust-Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum H. The results showed that the aqueous extract of N. glauca
gave the highest toxicity among the other tested plants with LD5􀀜 equal to 􀀜.􀀜􀀜􀀜86 x 􀀝􀀜5 ppm using ethanol solvent.
However, the organic extracts of M. azedarach L. showed the best result with LD5􀀜 equal to 􀀜.􀀜􀀜􀀜2 x 􀀝􀀜5 ppm. On the
other hand, both the aqueous and organic extracts of N. glauca gave the highest toxicity with LD5􀀜's of 􀀜.􀀜􀀜􀀝6 x 􀀝􀀜5
ppm and 􀀜.􀀜􀀜􀀜66 x 􀀝􀀜5 ppm, respectively, with acetone solvent. But using hexane solvent, aqueous extract of C. limon
L. was obviously the most toxic extract compared to the aqueous extracts of the tested plants with LD5􀀜 􀀬􀀜.􀀜􀀜86 x 􀀝􀀜5
ppm􀀭 and in the organic phase N. glauca gave the best result with LD5􀀜 equal to 􀀜.􀀜􀀜􀀜7 x 􀀝􀀜5 ppm .

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