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Introductıon
Vegetable cultivation is carried out in almost every both greenhouse
and feld condition and constitutes 95% of the total greenhouse
cultivation in our country. Generally, white fies, aphids and red
spiders cause signifcant loss of crops in vegetable cultivation. Myzus
persicae Sulzer (Hem.: Aphididae) which is harmful in vegetables.
M. persicae usually feeds on fresh shoots of the plant and weakens
the growth of the plant. It is also the vector of some virus diseases.
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Chemical pesticides are used to control both pests and consumption
of chemical pesticides is increasing day by day. Chemical pesticides
used intensively and unconsciously especially in greenhouse
vegetable growing caused residues in the product, resistance to pests
and constitutes a great risk for human health, nature and environment.
It also creates an important problem in vegetable exports. Due
to the damage of chemical pesticides, researchers have to search
for alternative methods to control harmful pests. Based on these
researchers have focused on different control methods. Biopesticides
are derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria.
Most work on this subject has been carried out on plants. Plants have
been used in pest control since ancient times. The ancient Romans
with the use of insecticide-containing olive oil and hellebore plants
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conducted the frst application. The use of biopesticides in the feld
of both conventional and organic farming, integrated crops and good
agricultural practices is of great importance due to their advantages.
Plant-specifc pesticides obtained from plants do not have additional
toxic substances due to their presence in nature. Biopesticides do not
cause soil and water pollution as decomposed in a short time and do
not form residue on the products.
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The subject that host selection by phytophag pests plays an
important role in secondary plant compounds has increased the
interest in nutritional inhibitory studies of pests. Hundreds of plant
compounds have feeding inhibitory effects.
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Warthen & Morgan
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listed more than 400 plants with feeding inhibitory properties. In
this area, the most research were carried out on Azadirachta indica
(A. Juss).
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In recent, there are commercial product developed from
A. indica such as Margosan-O, Azatin, Bioneem, Neemguard, Neem
Azal T / S. Later studies, the active ingredient is capsicin, Albanian
pepper extract were developed into a preparation. This extract
has been used to control so many pests such as aphids, thrips and
red spiders, white fies in greenhouse and feld conditions.
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There
are many studies have been carried out in search of alternative to
chemical pesticides In Turkey and studies are still going on. However,
no studies have been conducted on the formulation of plant extracts.
There is no biopesticide recommended to the application and there is
a problem in this regard. Especially in organic agriculture, there is a
great need for environmentally friendly and residue-free preparations.
In Turkey, there are no biopesticides available for each product, and
all recommended biopesticides are of international origin. Due to its
rich plant fora studies carried out with plant extracts are important
in Turkey. Biopesticides derived from local sources and plant origin
substances are important to organic agriculture, integrated crops, good
agricultural practices and national economy. Therefore, this study
was conducted to prepare the formulation of two plant extracts (A.
sallivum and M. azederach) and determine their effect on M. persicae.
Material and method
Plants
Allium sativum L. (Amaryllidaceae), was provided from
Kastamonu and Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) was collected from
Adana provinces in 2016. Fruits of both plants were used to prepare
extract.
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Formulation of Allium sativum L. and Melia azedarach
L. plant extracts and their effects on Myzus persicae
Sulzer, 1776 (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Volume 8 Issue 3 - 2020
Pervin ERDOGAN,
1
Pelin AKSU,
2
Gamze
ESİN KILINC,
2
Murat KAHYAOGLU,
3
Numan E BABAROGLU
2
1
Department of Plant Protection, Sivas Science and Technology
University, Turkey
2
Plant Protection Central Research Institute, Turkey
3
Agriculture and Chemical industry Trade Corporation, Turkey
Correspondence: Pervin ERDOGAN, Department of Plant
Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Sivas
Science and Technology University, Turkey, Tel +90346 219 13 98,
Fax +90 346 219 16 78, Email
Received: August 05, 2020 | Published: August 19, 2020
Abstract
Myzus persicae Sulzer, 1776 (Hem.: Aphididae) the most important pests of vegetable
cultivated in the world. Pesticides are used extensively to control this pest. Intensive use
of chemical pesticides to control pests caused various side effects such as residues in the
product, pests’ resistance and push a great risk for human health, nature and environment.
This study was undertaken to provide an alternative to chemical pesticides. For this purpose,
the extract of Allium sativum L. (Liliaceae) and Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) were
prepared. Then formulation studies of these extracts were carried out with several inert
ingredients. Obtained preparations were subjected to quality control tests in the laboratory.
As a result of these tests, preparations which were found successfully were separated/
chosen for effectiveness studies on M. persicae. According to the results of laboratory
studies, the highest dose found to be effective and theirs two upper doses (10, 15, 20ml/L)
were taken to examine effect on M. persicae at the greenhouse conditions. The trial was
established as randomized block design and 5 times in greenhouse. Commercial product
Neem Azal T/S was used as positive control. The results of the greenhouse trials revealed
that the insecticidal effect of M. azederach and A. sativum plants extract were 90.33% and
79.50% respectively. Also, it was determined that the insecticidal effect of M. azederach
plant extract and Neem Azal T/S were 94.38% and 92.81 respectively.
Keywords: green peach aphid, plant extracts, formulations, insecticidal effect
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