Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Phytoparasitica

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Abstract

Populations of intracellular symbiotes declined significantly in brachypterous females of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), which were stressed during nymphal development by caging them on IR20 rice plants treated with 3% neem oil, 5% neem seed kernel aqueous extract, or 10% neem cake aqueous extract. In addition, nymphs grew poorly and symbiote populations in prospective females declined, when reared on rice plants grown in soil treated with neem cake; this indicates systemic action of bioac-tive neem constituents. Addition of custard-apple oil to neem oil did not enhance the inhibitory effects. The effects of neem derivatives on the symbiotes may be either host-mediated — possibly through disturbed neuroendocrine homeostasis, or direct — leading to perturbations of host-symbiote equilibrium. © 1994, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Azadirachta indica, brown planthopper, Homoptera, neem, Nilaparvata lugens, rice, symbiotes

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