INFLUENCE OF PLANT EXTRACT ON GROUND NUT SEED BEETLE IN STORED GROUND NUT

PRAVASINI BEHERA¹, ANITA MOHANTY²*, DIBYA SUNDAR KAR³, DHARITRI PATRA^4
1College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Puri, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhenkanal, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha
⁴Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jajpur, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha
* Corresponding Author : anitamohanty1711@gmail.com

Received : 23-07-2016     Accepted : 04-09-2016     Published : 30-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 52       Pages : 2491 - 2493
Int J Agr Sci 8.52 (2016):2491-2493

Keywords : Plant extract, Ground nut seed beetle, Lantana, Econeem and mustard oil
Academic Editor : Dr Neeraj Kumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Ground nut seed beetle (Caryedon serratus) is a serious pest in the stored ground nut. Study on management of ground nut seed beetle by taking eleven sprayble form of plant extract was conducted. After one month, no such infestation was shown. After two months of storage the beetle damage varied from 0.8% to 8.23% and best protection was afforded by Argeratum (0.8%) followed by Lanatana (0.96%) in comparison to control (8.23%) in control. After three months of storage there was variation in residual toxicity of plant products against the pest damage. Lantana, Econeem and mustard oil proved excellent protection of beetle damage and recorded only 2.1% pod damage as comparison to 27.43% in control treatment.