Original scientific paper

INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF Lantana wightiana (Wall.) ON FOURTH INSTAR LARVAE OF Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

Jesu Antony Matrtin Rathi ; Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India
Subarayan Gopalakrishnan ; Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Leaf-dip method was carried out to assess the impact of the different solvent extracts of Lantana wightiana Wall., on the fourth instar larvae of Spodoptera litura (Fab.). The order of toxicity is found to be methanol, benzene, chloroform, petroleum ether (4O - 60 °C). Presence of phenolic compounds and tannins may be responsible for the insecticidal activity of the methanol extract of Lantana wightiana.

Keywords

Spodoptera litura; leaf-dip method; insecticidal activity; Lantana wightiana; Verbenaceae

Hrčak ID:

283669

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/283669

Publication date:

31.1.2005.

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