SCREENING OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS FOR THEIR OVIPOSITION DETERRENT PROPERTIES AGAINST THE PULSE BEETLE, CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS (L.)
HARISH K. MAHESHWARI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR-302004, INDIA
S.C. DWTVEDI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR-302004, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ten plant extracts in two different solvents (Acetone and Pet-ether) were evaluated for their oviposition deterrent properties against the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.). Out of the plants tested. Acetone extracts of Cassia occidentalis, Croton bonplandianum and Pet-ether extracts of Verbesina encelioides, Cassia occidentalis were found to be effective in deterring oviposition.