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Antifeedant Effect (antifeedant + effect)
Selected AbstractsEffects of neem-based insecticides on beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)INSECT SCIENCE, Issue 1 2005SHOIL M. GREENBERG Abstract Three commercial neem [Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae)]-based insecticides, Agroneem, Ecozin, and Neemix, and a non-commercial neem leaf powder, were evaluated for oviposition deterrence, antifeedant effect on larvae, and toxicity to eggs and larvae of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on cotton leaves in the laboratory. Oviposition deterrence in no-choice, and two- and fivechoice assays, was observed for the neem-based insecticide treatments when compared with a non-treated control. Neem-based insecticides also deterred feeding by beet armyworm larvae. Direct contact with neem-based insecticides decreased the survival of beet armyworm eggs. Survival of beet armyworm larvae fed for 7 days on leaves treated with neembased insecticides was reduced to 27, 33, 60, and 61% for neem leaf powder, Ecozin, Agroneem, and Neemix, respectively. Possibilities for adoption of neem-based insecticides in commercial cotton for beet armyworm control are discussed. [source] Bioefficacy and mode of action of rocaglamide from Aglaia elaeagnoidea (syn. A. roxburghiana) against gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY, Issue 3 2004O. Koul Abstract:, Rocaglamide, a highly substituted benzofuran, was isolated and identified as the main biologically active component in Aglaia elaeagnoidea (syn. A. roxburghiana) for gram pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). Addition of rocaglamide to an artificial diet retarded the growth of neonate larvae in a dose-dependent manner with EC50 values of 0.76 p.p.m. These values compared favourably with azadirachtin (EC50 = 0.23 p.p.m.). However, azadirachtin was apparently more potent than rocaglamide in inducing growth inhibition via oral administration to these first stadium larvae. The candidate compound was found to have LD50 and LD95 values of 0.40 and 1.02 ,g per larva, respectively, in topical application against third instar larvae 96 h post-treatment. However, these values for azadirachtin were 8.16 and 25.8 ,g per larva for the same period. This shows that azadirachtin was less effective against third instar H. armigera larvae in inducing acute toxicity via topical treatment in comparison with rocaglamide. However, severe morphological larval deformities were observed in such azadirachtin-treated larvae during the process of ecdysis. The cytotoxic nature of rocaglamide was established by evaluating dietary utilization and the results did not implicate any antifeedant effect but the toxicity-mediated effect due to reduced efficiency of conversion of ingested food. It was obvious that feeding deterrence is not the primary mode of action but a centrally mediated effect, which could be due to the induced cytotoxicity at non-specific cellular levels. [source] Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin) in aphid honeydew negatively affects survival of a honeydew- consuming parasitoidAGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY, Issue 2 2009Petra A. M. Hogervorst Abstract 1,Insecticidal proteins can be excreted in the honeydew when sap-sucking insects feed on insect-resistant transgenic plants. Honeydew can be an important source of carbohydrates, thus potentially exposing a broad range of honeydew-feeding insects to transgene products. 2,Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) dissolved in a 2 m sucrose solution had no antifeedant effect on female aphid parasitoids (Aphidius ervi) but had a direct negative effect on their longevity. 3,When feeding on honeydew from Rhopalosiphum padi feeding on a GNA-containing artificial diet, Aphidius ervi suffered a longevity reduction that was more pronounced than was to be expected based on the detected GNA concentration in the honeydew. 4,Analysis of carbohydrate and amino acid composition revealed that a change in honeydew composition caused by a GNA-effect on the aphids could be a possible explanation for the additional reduction in parasitoid longevity. 5,When comparing the effect of honeydew from Sitobion avenae and R. padi feeding on GNA-expressing or nontransformed wheat plants on A. ervi longevity, aphid species was found to have a significant effect, whereas the wheat variety had no effect. The latter result was probably due to low GNA expression levels in the plants. Differences in nutritional suitability between honeydew from R. padi and S. avenae could be explained by differences in carbohydrate and amino acid composition. 6,This is the first study to demonstrate that GNA ingested by aphids and transported into the honeydew can negatively affect the parasitoids consuming this honeydew. 7,We recommend that honeydew should be considered as a route of exposure to transgene products in future risk assessment studies. [source] Insect growth-reducing and antifeedant activity in Eastern North America hardwood species and bioassay-guided isolation of active principles from Prunus serotinaAGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY, Issue 4 2000S. Omar Abstract 1 Thirty extracts of wood and bark of hardwood trees from Eastern North America were examined for insect growth-reducing activity in a bioassay with European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, and an antifeedant bioassay with the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae. 2 Nine of the bark extracts and four of the wood extracts showed significant growth reducing effects at 0.5% in meridic diets, whereas only two bark extracts and one wood extract showed significant antifeedant effect at the same concentration. 3 Slower growing tree species were more biologically active than fast growing ones. Isolation of the bioactive compounds in one of the active species, Prunus serotina, showed that naringenin, its derivative methoxynaringenin, and eriodictyol were responsible for the antifeedant effects. [source] | ||||||||||