Preservative properties of selected herbal powders on Arachis hypogaea L. against Tribolium castaneum
*Shraddha Srivastava and Sangeeta Awasthi
A.N.D.N.N.M. Mahavidyalaya (CSJMU) Kanpur-208002 (India) *Corresponding author Email: - srivastavasid99@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Arachis hypogaea L. (groundnut) is primarily grown for its seeds and valued for its kernels having great source of oils and proteins. Tribolium castaneum is a major pest of shelled groundnuts during storage preferentially attacks on their germ. An experimental study was carried out to manage infestation of Tribolium castaneum on stored groundnuts with selected herbal powders made with the plant leaves of Azadirachta indica, Ocimum sanctum and Eucalyptus globulus. 15g leaf powder per 100g of groundnuts found effective against infestation and reduces the weight loss. Groundnuts treated with A. indica, O. sanctum and E. globulus whose weight loss was 5.8g, 5.71g and 5.87g, respectively which was significantly less than weight loss of untreated groundnuts which was 16.4g. Nuts treated with Azadirachta indica faced minimal weight losses.