Study of the Effect of Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Extract on the Mortality of Date Moth Larvae Ephestia Cautella

Year : 2024 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 03 | Page : 51 55
    By

    Kawther Kadhem Abd-Alrudhe Hassan,

  • Wafaa Naser Radhi,

  • Lahib Sadiq Mahdi,

  1. Lecturer, Department of Biology, College of Education for Girls, University of Kufa, , Iraq
  2. Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jabir Ibn Hayyan University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Al-Najaf, , Iraq
  3. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Biology, College of Education for Girls, University of Kufa, , Iraq

Abstract

This study was conducted in the postgraduate insect laboratory in the Department of Life Sciences, College of Education for Girls, to evaluate the efficiency of hot and cold extracts of Citrullus colocynthis fruits in killing the first and fifth instar larvae of the date moth Ephestia cautella. The results of the study showed a direct relationship between the concentrations used for the hot and cold extracts and the mortality rates of the larvae after (24, 72, 120, 168) hours after the infectious treatment, where the highest mortality rates of 100% and 86.7% were recorded for the first and fifth instar larvae, respectively, when the larvae were treated with a concentration of 40 mg/ml after 168 hours of treatment with the hot water extract of colocynth fruits, while the lowest mortality rates were 13.3% and 3.3% for the first and fifth instar larvae, respectively, when treated with a concentration of 10 mg/ml after 24 hours of treatment with the hot water extract of colocynthis fruits, while the highest mortality rates of 90% and 76.7% were recorded for the first and fifth instar larvae, respectively, when the larvae were treated with a concentration of 40 mg/ml after 168 hours of treatment with the cold water extract of colocynthis fruits, while the lowest mortality rates were 10% and 0%. For the first and fifth instar larvae, respectively, when treated with a concentration of 10 mg/ml after 24 hours of treatment with the cold-water extract of colocynthis fruits. The results of the study proved that the hot water extract of colocynth fruits was more efficient than the cold water extract in all concentrations used in the experiment, where the highest mortality rates for the first instar larvae were (100 and 90)%, while the highest mortality rates for the fifth instar larvae were (86.7 and 76.7)% when the larvae were treated with the hot and cold water extract of colocynthis fruits, respectively, at a concentration of 40 mg/ml after 168 hours of treatment.

Keywords: Colocynthis, Citrullus, Ephestia cautella, extract

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences ]

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Kawther Kadhem Abd-Alrudhe Hassan, Wafaa Naser Radhi, Lahib Sadiq Mahdi. Study of the Effect of Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Extract on the Mortality of Date Moth Larvae Ephestia Cautella. Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences. 2024; 14(03):51-55.
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Kawther Kadhem Abd-Alrudhe Hassan, Wafaa Naser Radhi, Lahib Sadiq Mahdi. Study of the Effect of Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit Extract on the Mortality of Date Moth Larvae Ephestia Cautella. Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences. 2024; 14(03):51-55. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjols/article=2024/view=185579


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Volume 14
Issue 03
Received 09/11/2024
Accepted 18/11/2024
Published 26/11/2024
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