Insecticidal, food utilisation and biochemical effect of essential oils extracted from seeds of Brassica juncea (Czern.) against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Fabricius)

The glucosinolate rich hot and cold hexane extracts of Brassica juncea had a negative effect on the development of Spodoptera litura larvae when they were fed on different concentrations of the extracts. Both larval growth index and pupal growth index declined with treatment. However the hot extract...

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Main Authors: Shallina Gupta, Nalini Singh Chauhan, Sakshi Bhushan, et al.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2017-09-01
Series:Arthropods
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Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2017-6(3)/insecticidal-food-utilisation-of-essential-oils.pdf