EJPAU 2006. Wawrzyniak M. , Lamparski R. EFFECT OF <I>Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)</I> PLANT WATER EXTRACTS ON COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (<I>Leptinotarsa decemlineata</I> Say) FEEDING AND DEVELOPMENT

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Wawrzyniak M. , Lamparski R. 2006. EFFECT OF Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) PLANT WATER EXTRACTS ON COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) FEEDING AND DEVELOPMENT, EJPAU 9(4), #23.
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EFFECT OF UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE) PLANT WATER EXTRACTS ON COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA SAY) FEEDING AND DEVELOPMENT

Maria Wawrzyniak, Robert Lamparski
Department of Applied Entomology, University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz, Poland

ABSTRACT

The present research aimed at defining the effect of selected Umbelliferae plant water extracts on Colorado potato beetle feeding and development. Under lab and field conditions water extracts from the following plants were analysed: fennel (Foeniculum capillaceum Gilib.), garden angelica (Archangelica officinalis Hoffm.), common caraway (Carum carvi L.), garden lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch.) and coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.). It was found that the extracts tested affected the feeding effectiveness and the development potential of beetle significantly. Under lab conditions there was observed an inhibition of larva and beetle development and a decrease in feeding effectiveness of all the extracts tested. The highest antifeedant activity was shown by the extracts from Carum carvi and Archangelica officinalis. The extracts studied also decreased the number of larvae incubated and affected the pupation process. Under field conditions all the extracts analysed limited oviposition by Colorado beetle females on potato plants significantly. The overwintering beetles and larvae were most affected by the extract obtained from Coriandrum sativum.

Key words: Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Umbelliferae, plant extracts.

Maria Wawrzyniak
Department of Applied Entomology,
University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz, Poland
20 Kordeckiego, 85-225 Bydgoszcz, Poland
email: maria@atr.bydgoszcz.pl

Robert Lamparski
Department of Applied Entomology,
University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz, Poland
20 Kordeckiego, 85-225 Bydgoszcz, Poland
email: robert@atr.bydgoszcz.pl

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