Pesticidal Effects of Hyoscyamus aureus L

Authors: Akram Atalla and Ayman Dardona*

Volume 3, Issue 4

Abstract

Serial dilutions of Hyoscyamus aureus L extract were tested on three kinds of organisms; they are cockroach, red spiders and ants. The result showed that the minimum killing concentration was 62.5 mg/ml where at this concentration; the extract killed all the organisms. The experiments showed that the tropane alkoides contents in this plant have significant pesticidal effects.

Keywords: Tropane alkaloids; Pesticidal; Minimum Concentration

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