Determining the Anti-insect Activities of Solvent Extracts of Andrographis paniculata on the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.)

Diamondback worm, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus.) is a bigger bug of Brassicaceae crops, precipitating important result deficit everywhere. The insecticidal projects of Andrographis paniculata fit extracts against diamondback worm were examined a suggestion of choice to pesticides. Among the extracts proven, insignificant value per insignificant value humanness was noticed in hexane extract of A. paniculata at 0.6 per insignificant value aggregation. At 0.6 allotment concentrations, intoxicating and ethyl acetate extracts had maximum decease rates of 65.00 and 90.00%, individually. The present study financed the incident of bug-particular opposing bioactive compounds in A. paniculata and described popular choice of solvent for the distillation of insecticidal elements. It too underpins allure potential a suggestion of choice beginning of normal compounds for the administration of contagions.

Author(s) Details:

R. Sangavi,
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India.

Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward,
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

S. Jeyarajan Nelson,
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

M. Paramasivam,
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

C. Meenambigai,
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

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Keywords: Diamond back moth, plant extract, efficacy, solvent