Termiticidal and Protozocidal Potentials of Eight
Tropical Plant Extracts Evaluated Against
&lt;i&gt;Odontotermes obesus&lt;/i&gt; Rambur (Blattodea;
Termitidae) and &lt;i&gt;Heterotermes indicola&lt;/i&gt; Wasmann
(Blattodea; Rhinotermitidae)

Ashraf, Ayesha; Qureshi, Naveeda Akhtar; Shaheen, N.; Iqbal, Ajmal; Fatima, Huma; Afzal, M.; Alhewairini, Saleh S.; Qureshi, Muhammad Zahid

doi:10.15244/pjoes/116105

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“…It may therefore be one of the alternative control options in our immediate environment. The natural phytochemicals from Plants have potential being ecofriendly can replace synthetic pesticides for the insect pests [ 45 ]. Nevertheless, despite their efficiency, the extracts have no negative impact on the stored pulses.…”

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Biorational Control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Buchidae) in Stored Grains with Botanical Extracts

Akbar

Khan

Faheem

et al. 2022

BioMed Research International

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Globally, around 2000 plant species are used against pest control. The utilization of botanicals is considered the most economic and biodegradable methods for the control of stored grains pests. Therefore, the current study was carried out to investigate the repellency potential of five botanicals against Callosbruchus maculatus F. in Haripur, Pakistan. The concentrations of Azadirachta indica L., Nicotiana tabacum L., Melia azedarach L., Nicotiana rustica L., and Thuja orientalis L. were, i.e., 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0% in four replicates to establish contact effects. The data were recorded after 1, 2, 3, 6, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. The repellency effect of these plant species against C. maculatus were increased in both the time- and dose-dependent manner, and highest effect was observed at 72 h. In addition, the repellency effect was 91% for A. indica (class: V), 86% M. azedarach, 82%, N. tabacum (class: V), 79% N. rustica (class: IV), and 75% T. orientalis (class: IV) at 3% concentration against C. maculatus. Furthermore, following 96 hours’ exposure to treatment the sensitivity response of insects decreases as the time interval increases, i.e., 86% A. indica (class: V) was followed by 71% M. azedarach (class: IV), 65% N. tabacum (class: IV), 61% N. rustica (class: IV), and T. orientalis 57% (class: III) repellency at highest concentration of 3%. The current study concluded that A. indica and M. azedarach can be incorporated for the management of C. maculatus and these plant species might be helpful in the productions of new biopesticides.

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Biorational Control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Buchidae) in Stored Grains with Botanical Extracts

Akbar

Khan

Faheem

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BioMed Research International

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“…Saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and cyanogenic glucosides are all found in crude extracts of A. indica. The natural phytochemicals from plants have a potential of being eco-friendly and replace synthetic pesticides for insect pests [34].…”

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Evaluation of Insecticidal Potentials of Five Plant Extracts against the Stored Grain Pest, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Akbar

Khan

Alajmi

et al. 2022

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Plant based insecticides are considered among the most economic and ecofriendly chemicals for the protection of plants and stored grains. The cowpea weevil (Callosbruchus maculatus) causes more than 90% damage to sored grains in three to six months. The current study investigates insecticidal potentials of five selected botanicals: Melia azedarach, Nicotiana rustica, Azadirachta indica, Nicotiana tabacum and Thuja orientalis. They are explored at six different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0%) against C. maculatus and compared to effects of distilled water which is used as a control. Toxicities of 3%(V/V) extracts of N. tabacum, N. rustica, A. indica and T. orientalis against C. maculatus were 100%, 86.11%, 80.56% and 72.22%, respectively. Maximum mortality was caused by N. tabacum and N. rustica (100%), followed by A. indica (82%), whereas minimum mortality was observed in T. orientalis (64%) at 2.5%. Several phytochemicals, alkaloids, saponins, diterphenes, phytosterol, flavonoids and phenols were identified in N. tabacum and N. rustica, while few were present in A. indica. Phytosterol was present in greatest abundance. Saponins were only detected in aqueous extracts of N. rustica and N. tabacum. Taken together, these results indicate the utility of N. tabacum, N. rustica and A. indica as potential botanicals to control pest beetle and cowpea weevil.

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“…Subterranean mound-building termite species Odontotermesobesus (Rambur) are mostly found concentrated in tropical regions of the world, viz., Africa, Asia, etc. ( Ashraf et al, 2020 ). It is the most abundant species with mound constructing ability to be found in Assam ( Biswas and Deka, 2019 ).…”

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Termite mound soil based potting media: a better approach towards sustainable agriculture

Kathbaruah,

Bhattacharyya,

Borkataki

et al. 2024

Front. Microbiol.

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Termite mound soils are known to possess unique physico-chemical and biochemical properties, making them highly fertile. Considering their rich nutrient content, the objective of the current experiment is to assess the physico-chemical properties and enzyme activities of termite mound based potting media and evaluate theirperformance for further exploration in floriculture. Potting media consisting of termite mound soil (TS) of a subterranean termite, Odontotermes obesus were prepared in 7 different combinations with garden soil (GS), sand (S) and farmyard manure (FYM) and a control (without termite mound soil), i.e., T1 (TS, GS, S, FYM (v:v:v:v /1:2:1:1)), T2 (TS, GS, S, FYM (v:v:v:v / 2:1:1:1)), T3 (TS, S, FYM (v:v:v / 2:1:1)), T4 (TS, GS, FYM (v:v:v / 2:1:1)), T5 (TS, GS, S (v:v:v / 2:1:1)), T6 (TS, S, FYM (v:v:v / 3:1:1)), T7 (TS, S, FYM (v:v:v / 1:1:2)) and control (GS, S, FYM (v:v:v / 2:1:1)). The samples were then analysed in laboratory. Experimental analysis on physico-chemical and biological parameters revealed superiority of T7 (TS, S, FYM (v:v:v / 1:1:2)) in terms of pH (7.15), organic carbon (2.13%), available nitrogen (526.02 kg ha−1), available phosphorus (56.60 kg ha−1), available potassium (708.19 kg ha−1), dehydrogenase activity (18.21 μg TTF g−1 soil day−1), Phosphomonoesterase (PME) activity (46.68 54 μg p-nitrophenol/gsoil/h) and urease activity (3.39 μg NH4-N g−1 soil h−1). Whereas T4 (TS, GS, FYM (v:v:v /2:1:1)) registered superiority in terms of PME activity (50.54 μg p-nitrophenol/gsoil/h), Fluorescein diacetate (FDA) activity (11.01 μgfluorescein/gsoil/h) and Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon (SMBC) (262.25 μg/g). Subsequent to the laboratory analysis, two best potting mixtures (T7 & T4) were selected and their performance was assessed by growing a test crop, Tagetes erecta cv. Inca Orange. Considering the growth parameters, the potting media: T7 was found to be significantly superior in terms of plant spread (39.64 cm), leaf area index (4.07), fresh weight (37.72 g), yield (317.81 g/plant), and diameter (9.38 cm) of flower over T4 & control. The Benefit:Cost (B:C) ratio meaning the ratio of net returns to total cost of cultivation was determined. The B:C ratio of raising marigold flower as potted plant in T7 was 1.10 whereas the B:C ratio of the potting mixture of T7 was 2.52. This shows that T7 potting media is also economically viable choice for commercial purposes.

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Termiticidal and Protozocidal Potentials of Eight Tropical Plant Extracts Evaluated Against <i>Odontotermes obesus</i> Rambur (Blattodea; Termitidae) and <i>Heterotermes indicola</i> Wasmann (Blattodea; Rhinotermitidae)

Cited by 4 publications

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Biorational Control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Buchidae) in Stored Grains with Botanical Extracts

Biorational Control of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Buchidae) in Stored Grains with Botanical Extracts

Evaluation of Insecticidal Potentials of Five Plant Extracts against the Stored Grain Pest, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Termite mound soil based potting media: a better approach towards sustainable agriculture

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