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Annona squamosa L. is widespread in Sri Lanka and its leaves are collected by some farmers to protect their stored cowpeas from predation by bruchids. Removal of the leaves during the dry season, when the fanners harvest their cowpeas, can decrease the yield ofA. squamosa fruit. This study investigated whether storing the leaves before they are used would reduce the insecticidal activity of the leaves. Overall, acetone and ethanol extracts made from fresh and stored leaves ofA. squamosa decreased the number of adultCallosobruchus maculatus (F.) emerging from cowpeas; however, in some bioassays the extracts from fresh leaves were more active than those from leaves stored for 6 months. Acetone extracts from fresh and stored leaves were toxic to adult beetles, whereas the ethanol extracts were not active. Acetone and ethanol extracts from fresh leaves had potent ovicidal activity when applied to 2-day-old eggs.
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Dharmasena, C.M., Blaney, W.M. & Simmonds, M.S.J. Effect of storage on the efficacy of powdered leaves ofAnnona squamosa for the control ofCallosobruchus maculatus on cowpeas(Vigna unguiculata) . Phytoparasitica 29, 191–196 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02983450
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