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Products derived from the leaves of Ocimum kilimandscharicum (Labiatae) as post-harvest grain protectants against the infestation of three major stored product insect pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

B. Jembere ,
D. Obeng-Ofori ,
A. Hassanali  and
G.N.N Nyamasyo
B. Jembere
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
D. Obeng-Ofori
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
A. Hassanali*
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
G.N.N Nyamasyo
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, Kenya
*
Dr A. Hassanali, ICIPE, P.O. Box: 30772, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Abstract

The bioactivity of materials from the leaves of Ocimum kilimandscharicum was tested against Sitophilus zeamais Mots chulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in maize and sorghum grains in the laboratory. Exposure of adults of the three insect species to dried ground leaves and essential oil extract of O. kilimandscharicum induced 100% mortality after 48 h. Fresh and dried whole leaves were not toxic to Sitophilus zeamais or R. dominica. Grains treated with dried ground leaves and essential oil extract caused significant reductions in the number of progeny and survival rate of all three pest species tested. There was no adult survival or progeny production in grains treated separately with each of the two materials at doses of 25.0 g (dried ground leaves) and 0.3 g (essential oil) per 250 g of grain, respectively. Unlike R. dominica and Sitotroga cerealella, grains treated with fresh leaves enhanced the feeding activity of Sitophilus zeamais. Ground leaves and the essential oil, however, protected the grains against feeding by all three species, resulting in lower weight loss and number of damaged seeds compared with untreated grains. All the plant materials were repellent to S. zeamais with the essential oil extract applied at 0.3 g/250 g of grain evoking the highest repellent action. There was, however, considerable variation in the repellency of the materials against R. dominica and Sitotroga cerealella. The results are discussed in terms of the efficacy of O. kilimandscharicum for protection against loss due to insects in traditional grain storage in developing countries.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 361 - 367
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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