ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biopesticidal Effects of Plant Extracts Against
Cigarette Beetle Lasioderma serricorne
(Coleoptera: Anobidae), a Major Stored Insect Pest
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Bijie Tobacco Company of Guizhou Province, Bijie 551700, Guizhou Province, China
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The Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
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Department of Entomology, Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences, The University of Haripur,
Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22062, Pakistan
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Department of Horticulture., Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences, The University of Haripur,
Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22062, Pakistan
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Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences, The University of Haripur,
Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22062, Pakistan
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Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
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Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment,
Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
Submission date: 2024-09-05
Final revision date: 2024-11-17
Acceptance date: 2024-12-02
Online publication date: 2025-03-10
Publication date: 2026-01-30
Corresponding author
Rasheed Akbar
The Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
Jianfan Sun
The Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2026;35(1):703-714
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ABSTRACT
Frequent use of phosphine over decades for the control of cigarette beetles (Lasioderma
serricorne), has led to serious negative effects, including strong insecticide resistance, disruption
of biological control by natural enemies, and environmental and human health concerns. As an
environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides, plant-derived pesticides have been the
focus of modern research. In this research, the toxicity and repellency effect of plant species extracts
of Adhatoda vasica Nees, Azadirachta indica, Nigella sativa, Parthenium hysterophorus, and Thuja
orientalis against the adult of L. serricorne were investigated. There were six concentrations 250 mg/L,
500 mg/L, 750 mg/L, 1000 mg/L, 1250 mg/L and 1500 mg/L of each plants species extracts. Both
contact and residual toxicity were checked for 24, 48, 72, and 96 h. The experiment was replicated
four times using Completely Randomized Design and a Probit analysis was done to determine the LC50
and LC90. The phytochemical profile showed the presence of phytosterols, saponins, di-terpenes,
flavonoids, and alkaloids. In both contact and residual toxicity test, the highest level of toxicity was
exhibited by A. indica with the lowest LC50 (0.46 mg/L, 1.15 mg/L) and LC90 value of (7.62 mg/L,
8.05 mg/L) followed by A. vasica having LC50 (0.92 mg/L, 0.95 mg/L) and LC90 value of (6.58 mg/L,
8.70 mg/L) respectively. A. indica and A. vasica also showed 100% repellency effect against L. serricorne after 96 h exposure period. The findings of the present study suggested the inclusion of
A. indica and A. vasica extracts in the manufacture of novel biopesticides for mitigating L. serricorne.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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