REPELLENT ACTION OF SEVIN PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST TROGODERMA GRANARIUM (COLEOPTERA : DERMESTIDAE)
S.C. DWIVED *
ECOTOXICOLOGY LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR-302004, INDIA.
MAMTA BAJAJ *
ECOTOXICOLOGY LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR-302004, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The pet. ether extract of species Cassia, Tridex, Parthenium, Dalbergia, Lawsonia, Eucalyptus, Aegle have been assessed for their repellent activity against Trogoderma granarium. Among these plant extracts cassia leaf extract exhibited highest repellent action whereas minimum repellent property was recorded in Aegle.