Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore - 560 065, India. E-mail: arv_k@rediffmail.com
The present study explores certain plants of Euphorbiaceae family for their insecticidal property against Plutella xylostella L. by using leaf dip method as bioassay technique. Of the 15 plants tested, nine had potential insecticidal property. This study could bring forth some plant species, which are potentially insecticidal against P. xylostellaviz., Euphorbia antiquorum, E. pulcherrima, Croton bonplandianum, Jatropa curcas, J. gossypifolia, Breynia officinalis and Ricinus communis.
Euphorbiaceae, plant extracts, Plutella xylostella
