Comparing the effects of crude and refined Mammea americana (Mamey apple) leaf extracts on Doralis symphyti (aphids) on ochro (Hibiscus esculentus) plants
1 Fruits, Vegetables and Other Crops Department (FVOC), National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Mon Repos, Guyana, South America.
2 National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Mon Repos, Guyana, South America.
3 Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board, Mon Repos, Guyana, South America.
4 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Guyana Berbice Campus, Tain, Berbice Guyana, South America.
Research Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 03(01), 012–018
Article DOI: 10.30574/msarr.2021.3.1.0065
Publication history:
Received on 02 August 2021; revised on 08 September 2021; accepted on 10 September 2021
Abstract:
The aphid, Doralis symphyti (Homoptera: Aphididae), a harmful pest of many crops, causes direct damage by consuming all plant parts, reducing plant vigour, and indirect damage by honeydew secretion and transmission of several viruses. Due to the problem of pesticide resistance, alternative techniques for chemical control, such as the use of natural insecticides with minimal effects on the environment and natural enemies also coincide with organic agriculture have been the objective of this research. The effects of Mammea (Mammey americana) leaf extracts on the mortality of aphids were evaluated. The mammey extracts (Crude and refined) were tested in the laboratory (bioassays) at 100%, 90%, 80%, 70% and 60% dilution. The 80% was determined to be the most efficient dilution. The refined extract resulted in 100% mortality at 84 hours while the dry leaf and green leaf extracts gave 100% mortality in 96 hours. In the field, the refined extract resulted in 65% mortality, dry leaf crude extract obtained in 43% mortality and the green leaf crude extract gave 25% mortality. The mamey leaf extracts were efficient against the aphid in the laboratory since 100% mortality was obtained for all treatments. The field study found that the green leaf extract obtained 29% mortality, dry leaf extract achieved 47% mortality and the refined extract attained 63% mortality of aphids.
Keywords:
Doralis symphyti; Pesticide; Natural insecticides; Green leaf; Mortality; Mammey
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