Bioefficacy of Garlic, Allium sativum and Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum on Mortality, Ovipository Inhibition and Adult Emergence of the Cowpea Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) on Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) (Walp.)
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2016-07-31
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American Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and tobacco in the
management of the cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) and how these affect oviposition by
adult females, adult emergence and sex ratio.
Study Design: The study was conducted in a randomised complete block design consisting of six
treatments and three replications.
Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out at the Biocontrol Section of CropsResearch Institute, Kwadaso, Kumasi over a four month period.
Methodology: Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and tobacco leaves were prepared; these
preparations were compared with a standard chemical insecticide, Betallic and a control. Four
kilogrammes of untreated cowpea seeds were sorted to obtain whole uninfested grains. Six
hundred of the sorted seeds were placed in 1L Kilner jars. Fifty millilitres of each extract was
sprayed onto the seeds in their respective jars and allowed to dry. Ten pairs of adult C. maculatus
were introduced into each jar. Similar set-ups were done with the insecticide and control seeds.
Mortality was recorded every 6 hours after treatment for 24 hours. Data were also collected on
oviposition, adult emergence and sex ratio.
Results: Garlic-treated seeds did not record any mortality within the first 18 hours; no mortality
was recorded in the control seeds, whereas the insecticide-treated seeds recorded 100 %
mortality. Significantly fewer eggs were laid on the treated seeds than the control seeds. Sex ratio
of the emerged adults varied within the period of observation. Aqueous extracts of the botanicals
performed better in terms of insect control and oviposition inhibition than the ethanolic extracts.
Conclusion: Aqueous extracts of both plants produced better results than the ethanolic extracts.
Aqueous extract, being cheaper, easier and safer to prepare could be adopted by the average
small-scale farmer to manage C. maculatus.
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An article published by American Journal of Experimental Agriculture
13(4): 1-9, 2016, Article no.AJEA.26081; available at 10.9734/AJEA/2016/26081
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Allicin, aqueous extract, insect culture, Insecticide, oviposition, sex ratio
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American Journal of Experimental Agriculture 13(4): 1-9, 2016, Article no.AJEA.26081