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Effect of gallic acid on the larvae of Spodoptera litura and its parasitoid Bracon hebetor by Punia, Abhay (author);Chauhan, Nalini Singh (author);Singh, Drishtant (author);Kesavan, Anup Kumar (author);Kaur, Sanehdeep (author);Sohal, Satwinder Kaur (author) is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

## Abstract The antibiosis effect of gallic acid on Spodoptera litura F. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its parasitoid evaluated by feeding six days old larvae on artificial diet incorporated with different concentrations (5 ppm, 25 ppm, 125 ppm, 625 ppm, 3125 ppm) of the phenolic compound revealed higher concentration (LC~50~) of gallic acid had a negative impact on the survival and physiology of S. litura and its parasitoid Bracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). The mortality of S. litura larvae was increased whereas adult emergence declined with increasing concentration of gallic acid. The developmental period was delayed significantly and all the nutritional indices were reduced significantly with increase in concentration. Higher concentration (LC~50~) of gallic acid adversely affected egg hatching, larval mortality, adult emergence and total development period of B. hebetor. At lower concentration (LC~30~) the effect on B. hebetor adults and larvae was non-significant with respect to control. Gene expression for the enzymes viz., Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione peroxidase, Peroxidase, Esterases and Glutathione S transferases increased while the total hemocyte count of

Author

Punia, Abhay (author);Chauhan, Nalini Singh (author);Singh, Drishtant (author);Kesavan, Anup Kumar (author);Kaur, Sanehdeep (author);Sohal, Satwinder Kaur (author)

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)