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Influence of indigenous plant materials on reproductive performance of Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on chickpea

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The pulse beetle Callosobruchus chinensis L. is one of the major insect pests of pulses in storage. Different synthetic pesticides have been found effective in managing its population, but since the exposure on the risk of chemical to the public health; there has been an on-going attempt to reduce the usage of harmful pesticides. In this context, many plant materials have been validated for their insecticidal activities but there is still lack of studies regarding their effects on reproductive behavior of store grain pests. Thus, an attempt was undertaken to evaluate the insecticidal activity of Azadirachta indica, Citrullus colocynthis, Nerium oleander and Justicia adhatoda against reproductive performance of C. chinensis. In plant materials, leaf powder at 3% (w/w) for seed dressing was applied to document its influence on insect mating, oviposition, egg fertility and sex ratio. Though, all botanical leaf powders were observed more or less effective but C. colocynthis and A. indica were the best. These both did not only restrict the mating (50–60%) of C. chinensis but also protected seeds with less oviposition by female. Further, the laid eggs were less fertile and with maximum male ratio which is indirectly good way to control the insect population. Among four provided conditions (virgin pair, gravid female, treated male and female), the best results were obtained with release of virgin pairs on treated seeds. Thus, C. colocynthis is highly recommended for controlling pulse beetle and further suggested to evaluate its chemical derivatives to be used in future being a main component of integrated pest management.

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The Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam Pakistan, is greatly acknowledged for providing the platform, all necessary requirements to conduct present research.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Pakistan

    Bilawal Nizamani, Agha Mushtaque Ahmed, Muhammad Akbar Lashari & Din Muhammad Soomro

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Ali Qurban

  3. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Amjad Hussain

  4. State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bio resources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China

    Hakim Manghwar

  5. Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Muhammad Kamran

  6. College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Aafaque Ahmed Keerio

  7. National Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province for Plateau Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China

    Zeeshan Ahmed Solangi

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Bilawal. N, M.A. Agha and Ali. Q. R planned and designed this research. Bilawal. N, performed this research during his master degree; H. Amjad and H. Manghwar, helped to analyse the experimental data. Kamran. M, Keerio. A. A, and Solangi Z.A revised the whole manuscript with their proof reading and scientifically report writing. M. A. Lashari and D.M Soomro helped the first author during his experiments for data collection, experimental setup and in interpreting the results.

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Nizamani, B., Agha, M., Ali, Q. et al. Influence of indigenous plant materials on reproductive performance of Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on chickpea. Int J Trop Insect Sci 40, 1003–1011 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00158-z

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