Solvent Plant part Exposure concentration (µL/L air)
20 40 80 160
C. maculatus
Hexane Leaf 20.22 ±1.99bc 32.66 ± 1.30bc 40.89 ± 1.60b 47.11 ± 2.53c
Fruit 32.89 ± 1.82a 46.44 ± 1.72b 55.88 ± 2.05a 71.22 ± 1.88a
Diethyl ether Leaf 26.56 ± 2.24ab 36.89 ±2.46bc 65.56 ±2.41bc 86.98 ± 1.49b
Fruit 41.44 ± 2.50a 55.89 ± 2.66a 80.33 ± 2.59a 100.0 ± 0.0a
Methanol Leaf 10.22 ±0.15def 17.33 ± 1.54f 26.56 ± 1.68b 33.78 ± 2.74b
Fruit 20.67 ± 0.34bc 29.89 ± 0.96cde 41.22 ± 2.92a 50.56 ± 2.33a
S. oryzae
Hexane Leaf 12.71 ± 1.99cde 21.44 ± 1.79def 30.67 ± 1.56c 40.89 ± 2.19c
Fruit 20.56 ± 2.07bc 30.89 ± 2.04bcd 42.33 ± 1.84b 56.78 ± 2.75b
Diethyl ether Leaf 24.67 ± 1.93ab 30.67 ±2.15bcde 59.33 ± 1.78c 84.78 ± 2.19b
Fruit 30.89 ± 2.04a 45.56 ± 2.10b 71.11 ±2.93ab 100 ± 0.0a
Methanol Leaf 6.22 ± 1.70ef 12.33 ±2.97fg 18.47 ± 1.44c 25.69 ±1.93bc
Fruit 12.56 ± 1.61cde 19.67 ± 2.39f 25.89 ± 2.39b 31.89 ±1.66bc
T. castaneum
Hexane Leaf 9.22 ± 1.81def 15.33 ± 2.72fg 22.44 ± 1.97d 31.78 ± 2.08d
Fruit 12.44 ± 2.09cde 20.78 ± 2.75ef 30.89 ± 2.04c 44.44 ± 2.32c
Diethyl ether Leaf 15.22 ± 2.65cd 22.76 ± 1.55def 49.11 ± 2.70d 75.70 ± 2.62c
Fruit 26.89 ± 1.78ab 40.56 ± 2.33b 59.89 ± 2.13c 95.78 ± 1.73a
Methanol Leaf 3.11 ± 1.59f 6.33 ± 2.34g 10.22 ± 2.23d 15.44 ± 2.47d
Fruit 5.44 ± 1.46ef 7.33 ± 1.61g 17.56 ±1.60cd 24.67 ± 1.48c
Values represent Mean ± SD, Similar alphabets in a column do not differ significantly using Turkey’s test (P ≤ 0.05).
Table 1: Insecticidal activity of T. asiatica against three stored pests.