Evaluation of the in vitro efficacy of Capparis spinosa L. alcoholic extract incorntrolling the hairy grain beetle (khabra) Tragoderma granarium everts (Coleoptera; Dermestidae) Hussain Farah Hadi Abdul*, Rashid Yousef Dakhil Al-Mussaib Technical College, Al-Furat Al-Awast Technical University, Babylon, Iraq *Corresponding Author Email- hassan.alkarawi@atu.edu.iq
Online published on 20 May, 2023. Abstract This research was carried out to investigate the effects of the alcoholic extract of the leaves and roots of C. spinosa, at concentrations of 10, 20, and 30 mg/ml on the larvae of the second and fourth instars ofthe hairy grain beetle (Khabra) T. granarium. The results showed the superiority of the alcoholic extractof the leaves at the concentration of 30 mg/ml in killing the second and fourth larval instars, withmortality rates of 48.3 and 60.0%, respectively. As for the alcoholic extract of the roots, the concentrationof 30 mg/ml caused the highest mortality rate in the second and fourth larval instars, with mortalityratesof 23.3 and 28.3%, respectively. Top Keywords Hairy grain beetle Tragoderma ganarium, Capparis spinosa. Top |