Efficacy of Cipadessa baccifera leaf extracts against gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Cipadessa baccifera, a common medicinal plant of Western Ghats was evaluated for insecticidal property against Helicoverpa armigera. The different extracts of leaves differed significantly in their efficacy with the hexane extract being the most effective in curtailing the fecundity and egg hatchability in the first generation adults. The insecticidal effect against the resultant progeny proved that petroleum ether extract could cause significant reduction in pupation and pupal weight and higher percentage of malformed adults.