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- Title
Repellent and oviposition deterrent effects of some wild plants against peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders).
- Authors
Binyameen, M.; Nawaz, A.; Abbas, M.
- Abstract
Bactrocera zonata Saunders is a polyphagous and devastating pest of fruits and vegetables. Due to the resistance development in insects against synthetic insecticides, there has been a shift in interest to develop plant-derived, eco-friendly chemicals compatible with integrated pest management (IPM). This study evaluated the efficacy of essential oils of Curcuma longa, Mentha spicata, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Origanum vulgare, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum majorana, Mentha longifolia, Eucalyptus globulus, Lepidium apetalum, Azadirachta indica, Parthenium hysterophorus, Syzygium aromaticum and Conyza canadensis on adult repellence, oviposition deterrence, and pupal recovery of B. zonata. Fruits were treated with 0.01%, 0.1% and 1% concentrations of essential oils with five replications for each treatment. In multi-choice bioassay, total of eight bananas including control were used. Seven bananas treated with seven different essential oil while the control was treated with ethanol were placed in front of the 24 h starved B. zonata females (20) in single replication. Moreover, oviposition deterrence and repellency were observed for 5 h from the onset of experiments. Essential oil of M. spicata and O. vulgare proved very effective as a repellent, and oviposition deterrent followed by C. longa, C. ambrosioides, O. basilicum, O. majorana, M. longifolia against B. zonata. The results suggested that we can control the pest using plant based essential oils without harming the environment.
- Subjects
WILD plants; FRUIT flies; BASIL; BACTROCERA; OVIPARITY; PARTHENIUM hysterophorus; OREGANO
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural & Marine Sciences (JAMS), 2023, Vol 28, Issue 2, p103
- ISSN
2410-1060
- Publication type
Article