Repellent Activity of Essential Oil from Tulsi Plant against Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Red Rust Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst, (Coleoptera: Tenebronidae)
Journal Title: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS) - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Essential oil of Tulsi was investigated for repellent activity against two stored grain insect pests, Rhyzopertha dominica and Tribolium castaneum. The ethanolic concentrations of oil at 1%, 2% and 3% were tested. It was found that repellent activity was proportional to the concentration and higher concentration has stronger effect. Moreover the repellent effect was better on T. castaneum as compared to R. dominica. T. castaneum showed 95.96, 98.69 and 99.56% repellent activity at 1, 2 and 3% concentration of essential oil respectively. Hence, botanical insecticides might be used as an alternative for grain protection against stored grain insect-pests.
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Mrs. Joshi Rashmi, Gaur Neeta
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- DOI 10.20546/ijcmas.2018.702.020
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