title: Insecticidal activity of the plant Phyllanthus amarus against Tribolium castaneum.
abstract: The plant Phyllanthus amarus is used as folk medicine since the year 1800 and has been established for its important medicinal properties particularly for liver ailments. The present communication explores the insecticidal activity of ethanolic extract of aerial and root parts of this plant against stored grain pest Tribolium castaneum. LC 50 values of ethanolic aerial part were 895.77, 473.91, 279.89 and 260.85 microg/cm2, while 512.62, 376.96, 248.88 and 209.79 microg/cm2 for ethanolic root part at the exposure of 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 days respectively. Ethanolic root extract possessed significant insecticidal activity against T. castaneum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282 005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000506:poisoning*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D029803:Phyllanthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000506:poisoning*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014231:Tribolium / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000431:Ethanol