Abstract:
Rice is one of the most important crops of the world. During storage, rice is attacked by insect pests and causes economic losses. Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Oliveris one of the important insect pest during storage. The management of this pest depends on chemical pesticides which have many ill effects. Plant products play an important role in the management of stored grain pests. The results of present experiment on the evaluation of leaf powders showed that all the powders were found effective in reducing pest infestation over control. The neem leaf powder @5g/kg was found most effective and was followed by neem kernel powder 5g/kg, and karanj leaf powder 5g/kg as it causes higher mortality, less weight loss, and less adult emergence.