Abstract
The present study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of venom extracted from Hottentotta tamulus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) against Rhopalosiphum erysimi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the laboratory. R. erysimi were treated orally as well as topically with different concentrations of the crude venom. All aphids died within 6 hr with oral
treatment at 1.5µl of the venom dose. However, at the same venom dose, 100% mortality was achieved at 8 hr posttreatment when applied topically. Similarly, oral administration of 1µl and 0.5µl venom caused 100% mortality at 8 hr post-treatment compared to 10 hr and 12 hr post-treatment of topical application, respectively. It is concluded that
oral treatment of venom was more efficient compared to its topical treatment with same doses of treatment.
Naila Riaz, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Khizar Samiullah. (2017) Effect of Hottentotta tamulus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) crude venom on Rhopalosiphum erysimi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the laboratory, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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