• Tariq Javed

• M. Farhanullah Khan

• Habiballah Rana

• Hina Qasim

• M. Faheem Akbar

• Jahangir Khan Achakzai

• M. Sohail Khan

• S. Naveed Ahmed Hashmi

• M. Imran

Abstract

Many medicinal plants have been used traditionally to control a wide range of ectoparasites, pest insects and vectors of different diseases and for the treatment of many human diseases. This study aimed to understand the toxicity and larvicidal activity of Annona squamosa and Guaiacum officinale extracts against Sitophilus zeamais. Results of different experiments confirmed the higher efficacy of plant extracts. Lower doses of Guaiacum officinale caused 19.00% mortality while 72.00% mortality was recorded under higher doses. Similarly under the toxic effects of Annona squamosa 36.00% mortality was recorded under lower doses while 100.00% mortality was recorded under higher doses.

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