Efficiency of Thai derris extract and cypermethrin: toxicity and detoxification enzyme mechanism in the tropical armyworm, Spodoptera litura F

This research was elucidated the toxicity and detoxification enzyme mechanism of botanical insecticide (Thai derris extract; Derris eliptica Benth) and synthetic insecticide (cypermethrin) in Tropical armyworm (Spodoptera litura F.) by larvae dipping method. Derris is extraction by Soxhlet's ap...

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Published inCommunications in agricultural and applied biological sciences Vol. 71; no. 2 Pt B; p. 329
Main Authors Rattanapan, A, Visetson, S, Ngernsiri, L, Milne, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belgium 2006
Subjects
Acetylcholinesterase - metabolism
Animals
Derris - chemistry
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Esterases - metabolism
Glutathione Transferase - metabolism
Insecticides - toxicity
Pest Control, Biological - methods
Plant Extracts - toxicity
Pyrethrins - toxicity
Spodoptera - drug effects
Spodoptera - enzymology
Spodoptera - growth & development
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:This research was elucidated the toxicity and detoxification enzyme mechanism of botanical insecticide (Thai derris extract; Derris eliptica Benth) and synthetic insecticide (cypermethrin) in Tropical armyworm (Spodoptera litura F.) by larvae dipping method. Derris is extraction by Soxhlet's apparatus with ethanol solvent. Toxicity in terms of LC50 value against 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th instar larvae indicated that the toxicity of derris extract ca. 3.79, 9.51, 37.63, 94.49 and 158.37 and cypermethrin ca. 2.08, 2.92, 9.90, 11.16 and 18.41 ppm at 72 hours, respectively. The in vivo study revealed that both insecticides induced three enzymes activity. The cypermethrin was elevated esterase and acetylcholinesterase enzyme activities more than derris extract ca. 0.23 fold and 0.05 fold, respectively. While the crude extract tendency induced the glutathione-S-transferase enzyme activities more than cypermethrin ca. 0.04 fold. This result showed that, derris extract had efficacy like synthetic insecticide, therefore it had a possibility to be another insecticide alternative in S. litura control. Moreover, some separate experiments indicated that this extract was safe to human and environment.
ISSN:1379-1176