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Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 9(2), pp. 52 - 59
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2021.090203
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Sublethal Effects of Indigenous Plant Extracts on the Biochemical Composition of Midgut of Carpenter ant, Camponotus compressus F. (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
Seema. G. Kadu *
Department of Zoology, S.S.E.S. Amt鈥檚, Shivaji Science College, India
ABSTRACT
The sublethal effects of methanolic leaf extracts of some indigenous plant, Azadirachta indica (Neem), Ipomoea carnea (Beshram), Vitex negundo (Nirgudi), Tridax procumbens (Kambarmodi) and Pongamia glabra (Karanj) studied to determine the biochemical and histopathological assay of midgut of household insect pest the carpenter ant, Camponotus compressus F. The methanolic leaf extract of Ipomoea carnea and other plants induced sublethal cyto-morphological changes disturbing the biochemical composition of the midgut of the carpenter ant. During the treatment of formulations, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% methanolic leaf extracts against the group of carpenter ants demonstrate maximum percentage mortality. After the interval of 24, 48 and 72 hours of the treatment the biochemical constituents such as total proteins, carbohydrates and lipids were significantly reduced in concentrations. The biochemical studies and ultra structural changes in the midgut were observed significant variation in biochemical composition with greatly elongated, vacuolated columnar cells and reduce diameter of nucleus. The study on application of the 20% methanolic leaf extracts of Ipomoea carnea followed by other plants suggested the significant sub-lethal effects on the digestion, absorption and bimolecular metabolism in the midgut due to the action of toxicant present in the leaf extracts. The present study evaluates the physiological and biochemical changes induced by the application of natural organic herbal formulations prepared from some easily available indigenous plants to control household insect pests.
KEYWORDS
Azadirachta indica, Ipomoea carnea, Tridax procumbens, Vitex negundo, Pongamia glabra, Camponotus compressus, Sublethal, Biochemical
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Seema. G. Kadu , "Sublethal Effects of Indigenous Plant Extracts on the Biochemical Composition of Midgut of Carpenter ant, Camponotus compressus F. (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 52 - 59, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2021.090203.
(b). APA Format:
Seema. G. Kadu (2021). Sublethal Effects of Indigenous Plant Extracts on the Biochemical Composition of Midgut of Carpenter ant, Camponotus compressus F. (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Advances in Zoology and Botany, 9(2), 52 - 59. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2021.090203.