Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 12(2), pp. 101 - 106
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120202
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Pongamia pinnata Seed Oil Efficacy as an Antifeedant against the Larvae of Papilio demoleus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Mahesh Lingakari ^*, M. Madhavi , K. Vanaja , S. Guruswamy , A. Shanthri , B. Srikanth
Department of Zoology, Osmania University, India

ABSTRACT

The efficacy of Pongamia pinnata seed oil as an antifeedant against the late instars of the Lemon butterfly, Papilio demoleus L., was evaluated in the present study conducted at the Department of Zoology of Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The study period was from June 2022 to November 2022. In the non-choice method used for the antifeedant bioassays, citrus leaf discs measuring 30 sq. cm were dipped for 1 minute in different concentrations of P. pinnata seed oil emulsions, including 0.125%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. Distilled water and an emulsifier were used as the control solution. The dipped leaf discs were dried at room temperature. A single pre-starved larva was placed on each leaf disc to feed on it. After 24 and 48 hours of introducing the larvae on leaf discs, the leaf area consumed by the larvae was measured using the graph sheet method. The antifeedant activity of the test concentrations exhibited dose-dependent results, with the 2% oil emulsion demonstrating the highest antifeedant activity of 84.65% and 70.30% after 24 and 48 hours of treatment, respectively. P. pinnata seed oil was found to possess the potential to be utilized as an antifeedant against P. demoleus larvae.

KEYWORDS
Citrus Butterfly, Swallowtail Butterfly, Antifeedant Activity, Feeding Inhibition, Feeding Deterrents, Biopesticides

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[1] Mahesh Lingakari , M. Madhavi , K. Vanaja , S. Guruswamy , A. Shanthri , B. Srikanth , "Pongamia pinnata Seed Oil Efficacy as an Antifeedant against the Larvae of Papilio demoleus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 101 - 106, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120202.

(b). APA Format:
Mahesh Lingakari , M. Madhavi , K. Vanaja , S. Guruswamy , A. Shanthri , B. Srikanth (2024). Pongamia pinnata Seed Oil Efficacy as an Antifeedant against the Larvae of Papilio demoleus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Advances in Zoology and Botany, 12(2), 101 - 106. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120202.