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EFFECT OF PLANT DERIVATIVES ON FEEDING AND MORTALITY OF GRAPEVINE FLEA BEETLE Scelodonta strigicollis L. (EUMOLPIDAE COLEOPTERA)

Volume : 78
Issue: Jan-apr
Pages: 14 - 16
Published: August 16, 2023
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Abstract


A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the effect of water extracts of neem seed and neem cake (Azadirachta indica A. Juss), pungam seed (Pongamia glabra Vent), pinnai seed (Calophyllum inophyllum Linn.) and illupai seed (Basia latifolia) Boxb. at 1 and 2 per cent concentrations on the feeding activity and mortality of grape flea beetle, Scelodonta strigicollis L. Two per cent neem seed extract was found to be the best in deterring the feeding activity which recorded the lowest area of feeding (16.7 mm²) followed by 2 per cent pungam seed extract (20.3 mm²). The highest mortality (67.2%) was recorded in pungam seed extract 2 per cent followed by neem seed extract 2 per cent (58.8%).

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Grapevine flea beetle Plant derivatives
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