Insecticidal and Antifeedant Property of Lantana camara Leaf Extract against Vegetable Crop Pest (Earias vittella and Leucinodes orbonalis)

Abstract

In recent year Biopesticides have been proved to be a potential source of plant protecting agents. Lantana camara belonging to family verbeceae commonly known as Ghaneri. Lantana camara is considered as the useful traditional plant in India. The various properties of plant part are useful as insecticides antifeedant .In this study the bioefficacy of Lantana camara against Earias vittella and Leucinodes orbonalis was investigated under laboratory condition .The biological effect of distilled water and chloroform of leaves of Lantana camara at different concentration on the larvae of Earias vittella and Leucinodes orbonalis . Antifeedent activity of chloroform and water leaf extract of Lantana camara were estimated in the present study. All extract moderate antifeedent activity .Higest antifeedent (80%) Activity was observed in chloroform leaf extract of Lantana camara. The result suggest that chloroformic leaf extract of Lantana camara has potential to be used as Biopesticides for the control of the Earias vittella and Leucinodes orbonalis.