Ch.5: Antifeedant Activity of Lantana Camara L. Crude Extract on Moth Pests

ABSTRACT:- Lantana camara L. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) is the most cultivated species of the genus Lantana with 650 varieties grown worldwide. It has potent antifeedant properties due to its phytochemical composition containing essential oils, phenolics, saponins, terpenes, and many more. Moth pest infestation has become very devastating due to the development of resistance towards insecticides. So botanicals such as Lantana camara are very effective in controlling insect populations without harming their distribution and abundance in the ecosystem. Botanicals serve dual problems of chemical pesticides i.e., pest resistance and bio- magnification of these pesticides in successive tropic levels because after doing their potent work degrade easily. Moths such as Spodoptera, Helicoverpa, etc. cause mass-scale destruction of crops leading to huge losses to farmers, so experiments are going on for effective biological control methods. Antifeedant activities provide a way to protect plants.