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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2019, Vol. 7, Issue 1
Control potentials of the ornamental indoor plant Epipremnum aureum (Linden & Andre) G. S. Bunting against three stored product pests

Alimul Islam, Nazia Sharmin, Monoar Hosen, Tandid Kamal, Zaidur Rahman Sabuj and Nurul Islam

Petroleum ether (Pet. ether), chloroform (CHCl3) and methanol (CH3OH) extracts of Epipremnum aureum (Linden & Andre) G. S. Bunting have been subjected to dose-mortality and repellent activity tests against the adult beetles of Tribolium castaneum (Hbst.), Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Callosobruchus chinensis (L.). The Pet. ether extract of E. aureum gave the LD50 values 1.40, 1.21, 1.16, 1.10, 1.04, 0.96 and 0.84mg/cm2 against T. castaneum; 1.73, 1.66, 1.32, 1.08, 1.00, 0.99 and 0.90mg/cm2 against S. oryzae; 2.95, 2.02, 2.01, 1.91, 1.82, 1.72 and 1.65mg/cm2 against C. chinensis after 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 42h of exposures respectively. CHCl3 and CH3OH extracts did not show any mortality against all three test agents. In repellency tests, Pet. ether extract of E. aureum showed significant repellent activity against T. castaneum and C. chinensis at 5% level of significance (P<0.05); CHCl­3 extract showed significant repellent activity against T. castaneum and C. chinensis at 1% level of significance (P<0.01) and at 5% level of significance (P<0.05) respectively. However, the CH3OH extract of E. aureum did not show repellent activity against T. castaneum, S. oryzae and C. chinensis.
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How to cite this article:
Alimul Islam, Nazia Sharmin, Monoar Hosen, Tandid Kamal, Zaidur Rahman Sabuj, Nurul Islam. Control potentials of the ornamental indoor plant Epipremnum aureum (Linden & Andre) G. S. Bunting against three stored product pests. J Entomol Zool Stud 2019;7(1):879-882.

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