Bio Insecticidal Activity of Soil Fungi against Grasshopper

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Authors

  • A. Reniprabha
     PG and Research Department of Zoology, Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode - 638004, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • D. Chitra
     PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode - 638316, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • A. Chandrakala
     PG and Research Department of Zoology, Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode - 638004, Tamil Nadu ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15613/sijrs/2016/v3i1/136474

Keywords:

Bio-Insecticide, Grasshopper, Soil Fungi.

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to analyse the bio-insecticidal activity of various extracts of fungal isolates from the composite soil samples against grasshopper as test species. The fungal compound from the isolates was prepared using various extracts and the efficacy of insecticidal activity was assessed at different concentrations and at different intervals. It was found that the grasshoppers were effectively killed. Among the extracts, methanol extract of the fungal isolates was very active at 72 hours of exposure and the dosage of 50μl concentration was found to be effective with high insecticidal activity.

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2016-06-01

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Volume 3, Issue 1, January-June 2016

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Library Science

 

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