Analysis of Insect toxicity and repellent activity of Phytochemicals from “Skimmia laureola, Nair” against “Black garden ant, Lasius niger” of Pakistan
Journal Title: Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 29, Issue 3
Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity and repellency of essential oils from root, stem and leaves of Nazar panra, Skimmia laureola (DC.) Zucc. Ex Walp. of family (Sapindales: Rutaceae) ver. Nair of Pakistan. The oils were tested at three concentrations i.e. 1, 5 and 10%. Black garden ant, Lasius niger L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Pakistan were selected and exposed to essential oils at room temperature. All essential oils showed Insecticidal activity with LC50=10.15, while dose dependant effect was significant with R2=0.98. It can be concluded that the three Essential oils in this study have both Insecticidal as well as repellent effect.
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Ferhat Mehmood , Zaheer-ud-Din Khan , Farkhanda Manzoor , Muhammad Jamil
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