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Potential toxicity of new genotypes of Tagetes (Asteraceae) species against stored grain insect pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Alok Krishna ,
Veena Prajapati ,
S. Bhasney ,
A.K. Tripathi  and
Sushil Kumar
Alok Krishna
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Veena Prajapati
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, India
S. Bhasney
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, India
A.K. Tripathi*
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Sushil Kumar
Affiliation:
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, India
*
*Email: arunkripathi@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Essential oils of three genotypes of Tagetes minuta, six of Tagetes patula and 15 of Tagetes erecta were screened for potential fumigant and contact toxicity against three stored product beetle species, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius), Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Genotype 1 of T. minuta (TM-1), genotype 2 of T. patula (TP-2) and genotype 13 of T. erecta (TE-13) were the most toxic. These three genotypes were then evaluated for adult toxicity, oviposition deterrence, and ovicidal and population reduction activities. Essential oils of genotypes TM-1 and TP-2 induced 100% adult mortality for all three insect species at dosages of 50,000 ppm and 500 μg/insect in fumigant and contact toxicity bioassays, respectively. Adults of C. maculatus and S. oryzae were highly susceptible to the essential oils of the three genotypes in both fumigant and contact toxicity bioassays. The essential oil of genotype TM-1 deterred oviposition in T. castaneum by 81% and suppressed its egg hatchability by 91% when applied at a dosage of 70,000 ppm on filter paper.

Keywords

TagetesCallosobruchus maculatusSitophilus oryzaeTribolium castaneumessential oilgenotypetoxicitystored product beetlesovicidal activityoviposition deterrentMexican marigold
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 122 - 128
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Copyright © ICIPE 2005

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