Question

Describe six important biological effects of neem on insects.

06 Mar 2018
Answer :
Word Count : 609

Neem is known to affect more than 200 species of insects. Here we present brief information on a sampling of them to show the range of effects and the range of species affected.

Insect

Effects

Mediterranean fruit fly

Oriental fruit fly

Disrupts growth, toxic

Arrests pupae development, retards growth, toxic to larvae

Face fly

Horn fly

Retards growth, toxic

Repels, retards growth, disrupts growth

Whitefly

Repels, retards growth, inhibits feeding

Housefly

Inhibits feeding, disrupts molting, repels

Sorghum shoot fly

Yellow-fever mosquito

House mosquito

Flea

Inhibits feeding

Kills larvae, disrupts molting

Toxic to larvae

Retards growth, repels, inhibits feeding, disrupts growth, eggs fail to hatch

Head lice

Kills, very sensitive to neem oil—traditional use in Asia

Spotted cucumber beetle

Mexican bean beetle

Retards growth, inhibits feeding

Retards growth, inhibits feeding, disrupts molting

Colorado potato beetle

Eggs fail to hatch, larvae fail to molt with azadirachtin levels as low as .3 ppm, inhibits feeding

Flea beetle

Inhibits feeding

Khapra beetle

Inhibits feeding, disrupts molting, toxic to larvae

Confused flour beetle

Japanese beetle 

Red flour _____ _____ ________ __________ ________ _____ _______ __________ _________ _______ ________.
____ _______ ______ _______ _________ ___ ________ ________.
____ ____ ____ _________ ________ __________ _____ ___ ____ ______ ________ _______.
___ __________ __________ _____ ________.
____ _________ ______ ____ _________ _____ __________ ________ _______ ___ ___ __________.
__________ ________ _________ __________ ______ _____ _______ _________ ____.
____ ____ ______ ________ _______ ___ ________.
__________ _____ ____ __________ _________ ____ ______ ___.
________ ____ ________ _________ _____ _______.
_________ ____ __________ ________ ________.
________ _________ ________ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ ________.
___ ___ ___ ________ ___ _________.
_________ __________ ________ ________ __________ __________ _______.
_____ ____ ________ __________ ____ __________.
__________ __________ ________ ____ _______ _______ ______ ______ _________ _________ ______.
_____ __________ ________ ______ _______ ________ _______ _________ _____ __________.
_________ _______ ________ ________ ____.
_____ ____ _________ _______ _________.
_____ ________ ____ ________ __________ _______ ________ _____ __________ __________.
___ ______ _______ ________ _____ __________ ______ _____ ____ _____ ____ ________.
__________ ___ __________ _________ __________ ____ ___ _______ ___ _________ _______ ___.
____ __________ _________ _________ ______ _______ ____ __________ ______ __________ ______ _____.
______ ____ ____ ______ ________ ____ _______ _________ __________.
____ ________ _______ ________ ___ ______ _____ _________ ___.
___ _________ ____ ___ ________ ________ _____.
________ _________ ___ ______ ________ ________ __________ __________ ___.
____ ________ ________ _____ ____.
__________ ______ ________ __________ _____ ____ ________ _____ ____ _____ ______.
__________ __________ ____ _______ _________ ____ ___ _________ ________.
________ ________ _______ __________ _________.
_________ _________ ___ ______ ______ _________ ___ ___ _________.
_______ ____ __________ _____ ________ _________ __________ _____ ________ ______.
____ ________ __________ __________ ___ __________ _________.
________ _______ _______ ________ __________ ______ ______ _________ ____ _______.
______ _____ ________ ____ ___ ________ ____ ________ _______ _________ ____ __________.
_________ ___ __________ ____ ________ _____ ______ _______ ____ _____ _____ ________.
__________ ____ __________ __________ ______ _______ _______.
_________ ___ ______ ________ _______ ________.
_________ ______ ___ ____ _______ ________ ____ ________ __________ __________.
______ __________ ______ _________ _____ __________ __________ _____.
_______ _______ _____ _____ _______ ______.
____ ___ __________ _________ __________ __________ ____.
______ ______ ______ _________ _____ _________ _____ _________ ______.

IGNOU ACADEMY
Your IGNOU journey, made easier.
  • Solved Assignments
  • Study Notes
  • Guess Papers
  • Question Papers
Skip in 10
Top