Efficiency of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Annona Squamosa as Antifeedant Against Soybean Pest Diacrisia Oblique (W.)

Alok Varma¹, Geeta Saxena¹, Sanjay Telang¹ and Alka Varma²*

¹Department of Zoology, Government Science and Commerce College, Benazir, Bhopal - 462 008 (India).

²Department of Botany, S.N. Government, Girls P.G. College, Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal - 462 016 (India).

Abstract: Diacrisia obliqua is a polyphagous insect pest causing serous damage to Soybean Crop. In the present study different concentrations of Annona squamosa (Leaves) in water were presented anti antifeedant activity against Diacrisia oblique was noticed. The activity was found to be concentration dependant.

Keywords: Annona squamosa; Diacrisia oblique; Soybean

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