Toxicity of Malaysian Medicinal Plant Extracts against Sitophilus oryzae and Rhyzopertha dominica

• Main Authors: Hematpoor, Arshia, Liew, Sook Yee, Omar, Hasmahzaiti, Shilpi, Jamil Ahmad, Zahari, Azeana, Syamsir, Devi Rosmy, Salleh, Haslinda Mohd, Tohar, Norsita, Kim, Rosalind Pei Theng, Qureshi, Ahmad Kaleem, Nasrullah, Ayu Afiqah, Chan, Gomathi, Tiong, Soon Huat, Hamdi, Omer Abdalla Ahmed, Othman, Muhammad Remy, Leong, Sow Tein, Awang, Khalijah, Mawi, Masdah, Asib, Norhayu
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43709/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The insecticidal activities of extracts from 22 Malaysian medicinal plant extracts from 8 botanical families were tested against rice weevil: Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and lesser grain borer: Rhyzopertha dominica (F.). The extracts were obtained using hexane, methanol, and dichloromethane to extract po...