Field Investigation on Control of Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) using Aqueous Plant Extracts in Owerri, southeast Nigeria

Joseph Ekenwosu¹ , Peter Okorie² , Austin Amaechi³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.4 , pp.32-36, Aug-2023

Online published on Aug 31, 2023

Copyright © Joseph Ekenwosu, Peter Okorie, Austin Amaechi . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Study to determine the efficacy of selected botanicals on Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) through direct contact toxicity bioassay and feeding toxicity bioassay was conducted at the demonstration site, Imo State University Owerri from March 2021 to February 2022 to establish a green technology that is effective in the control of the insect pest. Aqueous extracts from turmeric leaf, turmeric rhizome, orange leaf, orange peel, pawpaw leaf, pawpaw seed, and control treatments were investigated to evaluate their effects on Spodoptera frugiperda. In the first round of investigation, 10ppt, 5ppt, 3ppt, 1ppt, and 0.5ppt treatment concentrations were investigated. Treatments were replicated three times while data generated from field investigations were statistically analyzed. The extent of foliar damage on host crops was recorded while data was collected daily beginning from the first day after applying treatments. It is evident from this study that pawpaw seed and orange peel treatment options gave better results on FAW larval mortality and are more effective than other treatment options. This shows that they are potential sources for plant-based biopesticide in FAW control.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Green technology, Toxicity, Aqueous plant extracts, Biopesticide, Pest

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