Effect of some wild plants on some biological aspects of Agrotis ipsilon HUFN [electronic resource].

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Number of wild plants were collected from different locations of Giza Governorate to evaluate their fresh leaves as attractant, repellent, toxicity and bioactivity against the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon Hufn. which is one of the main insect pests on several field crops and vegetables in Egypt. Prostrate cinquefoil, Ryegrass, Bindweed, Basil, and Celery were the most repellant plants, respectively. Sowthistle followed by Common mallow showed the highest attractive effect to newly hatched Agrotis larvae. Mortality reached 100% at 4th larval instar when fed on fresh leaves of Ryegrass or Basil and at pupal stages when larvae feeding with Lambsquarters. Bindweed, Prostrate cinquefoil, Common mallow and Celery plants caused significant prolongation in larval duration while Lambsquarters, Sowthistle and Quince gave an opposite effect. Weight of the resulted pupae was significantly affected at Lambsquarters and Quince treatments. Fertility of emerged adult females was highly affected at all tested plants.

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