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Bio-efficacy Potential of Some Ethnically Important Plants Against Nymphula depunctalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae with Special Reference to Calotropis procera and Zanthoxylum nitidum

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Through this investigation an overview on the plant materials used by the farmers of Dhemaji district, Assam against rice caseworm (Nymphula depunctalis Guenée) larvae has been reported. In order to study the efficacy of thirteen ethnically important plants against N. depunctalis larvae, hot water, hydro-alcohol and ethanol extracts. On the basis of percent mortality and knock-down effect caused by the plant extracts, we report seven plants viz. Calotropis procera, Croton tiglium, Crataeva nurvala, Chromolaena odorata, Vitex negundo, Zanthoxylum rhesta and Zanthoxylum nitidum to have insecticidal potential against N. depunctalis. Chloroform fraction of crude ethanol extract of C. procera leaves and petroleum ether, chloroform and butanol fractions of Z. nitidum root-bark caused high mortality of N. depunctalis larvae both in Residual Film Technique and Case Dip Technique. LC50 value of chloroform fraction of C. procera was calculated to be 3.548 and 1.288 % respectively in residual film technique and case dip technique. LC50 values of petroleum ether fraction of Z. nitidum ethanol extract was calculated to be 1.092 and 0.1915 %, that of chloroform extract was calculated to be 1.4746 and 0.2385 % and that of butanol extract was calculated to be 2.4974 and 0.5531 % respectively in residual film technique and dipping technique.

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Gogoi, H., Bora, D. Bio-efficacy Potential of Some Ethnically Important Plants Against Nymphula depunctalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae with Special Reference to Calotropis procera and Zanthoxylum nitidum . Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 35, 169–175 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-012-0030-1

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