Effect of some plant extracts against the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L.

Soliman, M. M. M.; Mohanny, K. M.; Mansour, H. M.; Seddik, M. A.

doi:10.21608/svuijas.2019.67090

Effect of some plant extracts against the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L.

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Environmental Agriculture, Technology and Food Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

² Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

³ Head researcher of plant protection research institute (PPRI), Apiculture Research Department. (Agriculture Research Center)

⁴ PhD Candidate, (Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University), Plant protection institute, Agriculture Research Center.

10.21608/svuijas.2019.67090

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the biochemical effects of four plants extracts (D. stramonium L., Hyoscyamus muticus L., Nerium oleander L. and Eucalyptus camalulensis Dehn.) on the late instar larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L. The results showed that treatment of D. stramonium L. 4% gave the maximum total mortality percentage (73.33%), while the minimum total mortality percentage was (13.33%) which recorded by N. oleander L. 4%. Biological parameters were studied under laboratory conditions, the life cycle decreased by increasing plant extract concentrations. The life cycle could be arranged in ascending order as follow: 58.33, 56.67, 62.67 and 69.00 day for the larvae treated with D. stramonium L. 4%, Sakran 4%, E. Camalulensis Dehn., and N. oleander L. 4%, respectively.

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