Two synthetic insecticides i.e. cypermethrin and imidacloprid and botanicals neem oil, Aloe vera and chilli extracts were bioassayed under laboratory conditions for their ability to protect stored grain from damage by pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. at different concentrations. Both insecticides caused significant adult mortality even on low doses whereas the neem oil, Aloe vera and chilli extracts had no toxic effects but they repelled and deterred the insects with effect on fecundity which also enhanced their residual effects on grain seeds. Aloe vera and chilli extracts significantly reduced the oviposition potentials of adults and thus can be used as a safe grain protestant.
Seema Tahir, Tahir Anwar. (2015) TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES AND PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS L. (COLEOPTERA: BRUCHIDAE) WITH EFFECTS ON FECUNDITY, , Volume 12, Issue 4.
