Toxicity of Plant Seed Oils on Some Microbes and the Lesser Meal Worm, Alphitobius Diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Abstract

Bioactivity and insecticidal properties of seeds of different plants, e.g., natai (Caesalpinia bondne L., family-Fabaceae), alkushi (Mucuna pruriens L., family­Papilionaceae), Rakta Chandan (Adenanthera pavonina L., family-Fabaceae), bahara (Terminalio belerica Geartn., family-Combretaceae), kalojam (Syzygium cumini L., family-Myrlaceae) and jayfol (Nfyristica Jragrans Houtt., family-Myristicaceae) on bacteria, fungi, brine shrimp and the insect Alphitobius diaper in us were investigated.