Insecticidal activity of Vitex mollis
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V Rodríguez-López1, M Z Figueroa-Suárez, T Rodríguez
1Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca Morelos 6209, Mexico. veronica-rodriguez@uaem.mx
Abstract:
Organic extracts from the leaves of Vitex mollis were assessed for their toxic effect on fall armyworm neonate larvae (Spodoptera frugiperda), an important insect pest of corn. The extracts showed insecticidal and insect growth regulatory activity, being CHCl(3)-MeOH (1:1) extract the most active, also found to be toxic in the Artemia salina test.
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