ACUTE TOXICITY AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL OF FIRE ANT, SOLONEPSIS GEMINATA(HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) USING HERBAL EXTRACTS IN PAUNI, DISTRICT BHANDARA
SeemaG. Kadu
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, S.S.E.S. Amt’s Science College, Pauni, (MS)
seema.kadu75@gmail.com/mruduljane3322@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The evaluation of some herbal leaf extracts of plants Azadirachta indica(Neem), Ipomoea carnea(Beshram), Vitex negundo(Nirgudi), Tridax procumbens(Kambarmodi) and Pongamia glabra(Karanj) are the best plants species shows numerous volatiles compounds having toxic, insecticidal, repellent and diverse pest control properties against the household pest, red ant, Solonepsis geminata in Pauni, district Bhandara. Pauni is the tahsil where rice is the main crop in agriculture. also most rice mills are located near most villages, where the Solenopsis like species are causing damage to the rice and certain food crops. The laboratory experimental evaluation of the leaves of such commonly occurring plants shows the highest toxicity and repellent activities againstthe household insect pest, red fire ant, Solonepsis geminate in the tahsil place, Pauni district, Bhandara. The red fire ants are found everywhere, mainly attackingFood, Rice, flour, grains and sweet food products. The fumigant mixture of 20 % methanolic plant extract of Vitex negundo(Nirgudi) resulted in the highest mortality rate and repellent activity during 72 hours of the experiments. The mortality rate shows at an inclined concentration of plant extract as compared to the commercial bioformulation, 0.02 % Lindane. These herbal extracts contain the alkaloids, phenolics, glycosides and tannins types of volatile compoundsshowing defensive activities when mixed with methanol,affecting the insect feeding and unpalatable to the insects.
Key words: Lindane, Herbal extract, toxicity, phenolic, red fire ant, Solonepsis geminate, Pauni
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2504I5VXIIIP0042
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