BIOACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC NEEM SEED EXTRACT AGAINST THE TEAK LEAF SKELETONIZER, EUTECTONA-MACHAERALIS WALK (LEPIDOPTERA, PYRALIDAE)

Authors
KULKARNI N JOSHI KC MESHRAM PB
Citation
N. Kulkarni et al., BIOACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC NEEM SEED EXTRACT AGAINST THE TEAK LEAF SKELETONIZER, EUTECTONA-MACHAERALIS WALK (LEPIDOPTERA, PYRALIDAE), Journal of environmental biology, 17(3), 1996, pp. 189-195
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of environmental biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02548704
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
189 - 195
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-8704(1996)17:3<189:BOMNSE>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The biological activity of defatted methanolic neem seed extract (MNSE ), consisting of antifeedant activity, food utilization capacity and a dult emergence were tested in aqueous concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 2.0 per cent. The concentrations of MNSE 2.0 and 1.0 per cent prov ed strongly antifeedant (70.15 to 75.44%) followed by 0.5 per cent and 0.25 per cent, in protecting the foliage. MNSE 0.5 to 2.0 per cent al so proved effective in reducing the total food consumption, weight gai n, relative consumption rate and relative growth rate.