TY - JOUR AU - Mohal, Nur AU - Islam, W AU - Mondal, KAMSH AU - Parween, S PY - 2007/11/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Deformities produced by some Plant Powders in Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) JF - Journal of Bio-Science JA - J bio-sci. VL - 14 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/jbs.v14i0.445 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBS/article/view/445 SP - 69-72 AB - The larval feeding of <i>Rhyzopertha dominica</i> (F.) on whole wheat grains treated with dry leaf powder of <i>Murrya paniculata</i> L., <i>Jatropha curcas</i> L. (Jack), <i>Datura metel</i> L., <i>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</i> Dehn. and <i>Virtex negundo</i> L. and seed powder of <i>Nigella sativa</i> L. produced abnormalities in larval, pupal and adult stages at doses 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/g in case of all leaf powder treatments and the effect was more distinct at higher doses. Compared to leaf powders seed powder of <i>N. sativa</i> was more effective, however, the deformities responded in the larval, pupal and adult stages were more or less similar in case of all the plant products. The percentages of deformities produced differed significantly among the doses (P&lt;0.001, F=5.10) of different plants (P&lt;0.001, F =3.89).<b>Key words:</b> Deformities, <i>R. dominica</i>, plant powders. J. bio-sci. 14: 69-72, 2006 ER -