Pesticidal activity of <i>Smilax zeylanica</i> L. extracts on <i>Cryptolestes pusillus</i> (Schon.) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)

Authors

  • MA Bari Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar
  • W Islam Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi
  • AR Khan Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v34i2.6868

Keywords:

Smilax zeylanica, Pesticidal activity, Cryptolestes pusillus

Abstract

The chloroform and methanolic extracts of Smilax zeylanica L. were assessed for mortality against the adults of flat grain beetle, Cryptolestes pusillus (Schon.) under laboratory conditions by the surface film method. The methanolic extracts caused significantly high (p < 0.001) mortalities than the chloroform extracts. The calculated LD50 values of the chloroform extracts of S. zeylanica on C. pusillus were 71.20, 67.06 and 62.22 μg/cm2 for leaf; 14.49, 11.41 and 7.9 μg/cm2 for stem; and 6.43, 4.67, 2.40 μg/cm2 for root extracts. But the LD50 values of the methanolic extracts were 39.79, 19.39 and 22.06 μg/cm2 for leaf; 14.27, 12.68 and 10.85 μg/cm2 for stem; and 12.58, 5.83 and 4.32 μg/cm2 for root extracts after 24, 48 and 72 hr post-exposure, respectively. Results obtained show the potential of using S. zeylanica extracts for C. pusillus management.

Key words: Smilax zeylanica; Pesticidal activity; Cryptolestes pusillus

DOI: 10.3329/jbas.v34i2.6867

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 2, 201-203, 2010

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Bari, M., Islam, W., & Khan, A. (2011). Pesticidal activity of <i>Smilax zeylanica</i> L. extracts on <i>Cryptolestes pusillus</i> (Schon.) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 34(2), 205–208. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v34i2.6868

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Short Communication