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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science Vol. 30, No. 4, pp.

207213, 2010 q icipe 2010

doi:10.1017/S1742758410000378

Biological efcacy of CalneemTM oil against the tropical warehouse moth Ephestia cautella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored maize
Ali Shehu1*, Daniel Obeng-Ofori2 and Vincent Yao Eziah2
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African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana: 2Crop Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
(Accepted 22 October 2010)

Abstract. The tropical warehouse moth Ephestia cautella (Walker) is an important storage pest of maize grain. The control of this major moth pest relies heavily on the use of synthetic insecticides. We assessed the biological efcacy of a commercial neem oil (Calneem oil) against E. cautella in the laboratory, using the common grain protectant Actellic as a positive control. Contact toxicity, repellency, effects on oviposition, development and grain damage were assessed. The assays were conducted by treating 100 g of maize grains with Calneem oil concentrations of 3, 5 and 7 ml/l; and Actellic at 2 ml/l. Calneem oil signicantly (P, 0.05) reduced oviposition rate, development of eggs and immature stages, and emergence rate of E. cautella progeny in maize grains. Grains treated with Calneem oil had signicantly (P, 0.05) reduced grain damage in storage, and the oil had a repellency of 53 70% compared with the negative control. Calneem oil protected maize grain against damage by E. cautella for 10 weeks, compared with 20 weeks protection by Actellic. There was no resistance development to the oil for three generations of E. cautella. The insects that survived treatment with the LC90 concentration (12.2 ml/l) of the Calneem oil laid fewer eggs, and some of their progeny were deformed. Calneem oil provided a good level of protection to maize grains against infestation by E. cautella, and may therefore be a suitable substitute for Actellic. Key words: Ephestia cautella, stored maize, Calneem oil, azadirachtin, toxicity, repellency, persistence, resistance, actellic

Introduction Maize (Zea mays L., Poaceae) is an important cereal grain that is widely cultivated in the tropics, both for human consumption and as livestock feed. It is the most important cereal in the world after wheat and rice, in terms of area under cultivation and total production (Purseglove, 1992).
*E-mail: alijeshehu@yahoo.com Present address: Department of Agricultural Technology, Yobe State College of Agriculture, Gujba, P.M.B. 1104, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria.

Insect damage to stored grain is a serious problem in the developing countries in the tropics, primarily due to favourable climate conditions and poor storage (Bekele et al., 1997). Important losses are incurred due to the tunnelling activity of adults and larvae of many storage pests, including moths like the tropical warehouse moth Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) whose larvae attack and consume the grain germ. Contamination of the infested commodity also occurs from the large quantity of webbing this moth spins over the surface of the grains (FAO, 1992).

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Insect pest control in stored produce relies heavily on the use of fumigants and residual contact insecticides. However, indiscriminate use of synthetic insecticides to control storage pests causes the serious problems of toxic residues in grains, environment hazards and the development of resistant insect strains. Furthermore, in developing countries, foreign exchange constraints and uctuations lead to ever-rising cost and erratic supply of the chemicals (Obeng-Ofori et al., 1997). The need for products that effectively protect stored produce, which are readily available, affordable, relatively less poisonous and less detrimental to the environment, is therefore acute, and has stimulated interest in alternative control strategies, including the re-evaluation of traditional botanical pest control agents (Talukder and Howse, 1995). These include different plant materials used by resource-poor farmers in developing countries to protect stored grains against pest infestation. Many botanical pesticides are effective against pests as antifeedants, repellents or toxicants, and are less hazardous than synthetic pesticides to people and the environment (Obeng-Ofori, 2007). Pesticides derived from neem (Azadirachta indica) are broad spectrum in their activity, affecting over 300 species of insects, as well as mites, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses (Schmutterer, 1985). Neem products are relatively harmless to most benecial arthropods, are biodegradable and appear less likely to build up genetic resistance in target pests (Obeng-Ofori, 1999). However, in spite of the highly positive benets derived from the use of neem products, their utilization as pesticides is still limited in Africa (Obeng-Ofori, 1999, 2007). To promote the adoption and utilization of neem-based pesticides in Ghana, a local nongovernmental organization called Aqua Agric Community Project (AACP) has started producing neem oil and cake in Dawhenya for pest control and other agricultural uses. In this study, laboratory and eld bioassays were used to evaluate the efcacy of Calneem oil produced by AACP for the control of the tropical warehouse moth E. cautella in stored maize. Actellice (pirimiphos-methyl), a common storage grain protectant, was used as a positive control. Materials and methods Culturing of insects Ephestia cautella moths were obtained from the Crop Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon. With the aid of an aspirator, 40 unsexed moths were transferred into poultry mash (poultry mash honey glycerine), and sieved out after 1 week of oviposition. The emerging generations of

moths of nearly same age (1 4 days) were used to set up subsequent rearing cultures. Contact toxicity via topical application Twenty fth-instar E. cautella from the stock culture were placed separately in Petri dishes, and 1 ml of three concentrations of Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) and Actellic (2 ml/l) were applied to the dorsal surface of the thorax of each larva using a microapplicator. Water was used as a control, and each treatment was replicated four times. Mortality was recorded after 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h. Insects that did not move or respond to probing three times with a blunt probe were considered dead. Effect of Calneem oil on oviposition One hundred grams of maize were weighed into ve glass jars. Three of the jars were treated with Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l), one treated with Actellic (2 ml/l) and the other treated with water as a control. The treated grain was left for 3 h to allow the water to evaporate. With the aid of an aspirator, 20 adults of E. cautella (2 4 days old) of mixed sexes were introduced into the jars. Adult insects were sieved out after the oviposition period of 4 days. The eggs were sieved onto a cardboard paper and counted. Each treatment was replicated four times. Toxicity of Calneem oil on immature stages Toxicity to eggs One hundred grams of maize grains were put into each of ve glass jars, and 20 E. cautella adults were used to infest the maize grains in each jar. The infested grains were treated with Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) and Actellic (2 ml/l) after 4 days of infestation. The control was treated with water, and each treatment was replicated four times in a completely randomized design. Emerging adults were counted and recorded for 5 days. Thus the whole experiment lasted 6 weeks. Toxicity to larvae One hundred grams of maize grains were put into ve glass jars and infested with 20 E. cautella adults. The parent adults were removed after 7 days of infestation. The grains were treated with Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) and Actellic at 2 ml/l after 2 weeks of infestation, by which time larvae had emerged. The control was treated with water, and each treatment was replicated four times. The adults that emerged were counted and recorded for 5 days. Thus the whole experiment lasted 6 weeks.

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Toxicity to pupae Twenty fth-instar E. cautella were transferred into a Petri dish containing poultry mash and allowed to pupate. The poultry mash was carefully removed leaving 15 pupae in each Petri dish. The pupae in each dish were treated with 1 ml each of Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) and Actellic (2 ml/l) using a microapplicator, and the control was treated with acetone. Each treatment was replicated four times. Adult moths that emerged were counted and recorded. The experiment lasted 3 weeks. Damage assessment Damage assessment was carried out by taking samples of 100 grains from the control grains used in progeny assessment assays. The number of damaged grains (with characteristic holes) and undamaged grains was counted and weighed. A thousand grains were used as sample in calculating damage to grains stored in a crib. Percentage weight loss was calculated using the method of FAO (1985) as: % weight loss UNd 2 DNu 100; UNd Nu

were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), and all negative PR values were treated as zero (Obeng-Ofori et al., 1997).

Persistence of Calneem oil in the eld Four sets of treatments were set up, each consisting of 10 kg of maize grains placed in three (40 25 cm) jute sacks. The grains were treated with either Calneem oil (5 ml/l) or Actellic (2 ml/l), and the control was treated with water, with each treatment replicated three times. Sixty unsexed E. cautella adults aged 3 5 days were used to infest the rst set of treated grains, which were then stored in a crib for 5 weeks, after which grain samples were taken for damage assessment as described above. The second set of grain was infested in the second month, the third set in the third month and the fourth set in the fourth month. Grains were sampled for damage assessment after 5 weeks of infestation.

Effects on resistance development Twenty 2- to 5-day-old unsexed fth instars of E. cautella were placed in separate Petri dishes, and 1 ml of nine different concentrations of Calneem oil (6 14 ml/l) was applied to the dorsal surface of the thorax of each insect with a micro-applicator. Acetone was used as the control, and each treatment was replicated four times. Mortality was recorded after 48 h; insects that did not move or respond to probing three times with a blunt probe were considered dead. The LC90 concentration of the oil was determined using Probit analysis. Twenty-ve adults of the E. cautella that survived the LC90 treatment were used to infest maize grains. After 3 days, eggs laid were counted and then transferred onto poultry mash for development into adults. The emerging F1 generation of the insects was treated with the above LC90 concentration, and the survivors were used to infest another set of grains so as to obtain the F2 generation. F2 and F3 generations of the insects were also treated as above. In each case, mortality and number of eggs laid were counted and recorded.

where U is the weight of undamaged grains in the sample, D is the weight of damaged grains in the sample, Nu is the number of undamaged grains in the sample, and Nd is the number of damaged grains in the sample. Repellent effect The repellent action of the Calneem oil on E. cautella was assessed in the laboratory at 27 ^ 2 8C and 68 72% relative humidity, using the method described by Obeng-Ofori and Reichmuth (1997). The bioassay consisted of two glass jars connected together at their rims by means of a nylon mesh tube with a small hole in its middle. Samples of maize grain (100 g) were treated with Calneem oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) and another with Actellic (2 ml/l) to serve as treatments and positive control, respectively. The treated grains were left for 1 h to allow the water to evaporate completely. In each set-up, one jar contained treated grains, while the other jar had untreated maize as a control. Twenty-ve E. cautella adults (3 5 days old) were introduced into the nylon mesh tube through the hole, with the aid of a funnel. Each treatment was replicated four times, and the number of insects present in the control (Nc) and in treated grains (Nt) was recorded after 30 min. Percentage repellency (PR) values for both tests were computed as: PR N c 2 N t =N c N t 100. The PR data

Data analysis Data were corrected for mortality in the control using Abbotts formula (1925) and subjected to ANOVA. Differences between means were separated by determining the least signicant difference whenever ANOVA indicated a signicant difference.

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Results Contact toxicity via topical application Mortality of E. cautella following topical application of Calneem oil is summarized in Table 1. The toxicity of the oil increased with increasing concentration and with time. Within 48 h, there were no signicant differences among the different concentrations of the oil on E. cautella. The highest mortality (65%) was recorded at the highest concentration used, after 120 h. Effect on oviposition Oviposition data of E. cautella on grain treated with different concentrations of Calneem oil and 2 ml Actellic are summarized in Fig. 1. The number of eggs laid decreased with increasing concentration. There was a signicant (P, 0.05) difference between the number of eggs laid on the treated grains versus the control, and also between the Calneem oil and Actellic treatments. Toxicity to immature stages Toxicity to eggs Calneem oil signicantly reduced the emergence of E. cautella following treatment of grains containing eggs (Table 2). There was no emergence from grains treated with Calneem oil (7 ml/l) or Actellic. Toxicity to larvae Calneem oil reduced the emergence of E. cautella adults from treated grain containing larvae (Table 2). There was no emergence of E. cautella from grains treated with Calneem oil (7 ml/l) and Actellic. There was a signicant (P, 0.05) difference between the insecticidal treatments and the control, but no signicant differences were observed between the

Calneem oil (7 ml/l) and Actellic. Some of the adults of E. cautella that emerged from treated grains were deformed (Fig. 2). Toxicity to pupae Calneem oil reduced the emergence of E. cautella adults from treated grain containing pupae (Table 2). There was a signicant difference (P, 0.05) between the insecticidal treatments and the control, but E. cautella emergence from grains treated with different concentrations of Calneem oil and Actellic was not signicantly different. Repellent effects Calneem oil was moderately repellent to E. cautella, with a concentration-dependent repellency ranging from 53 to 70%. In contrast, Actellic had 40% repellency (Fig. 3). Damage assessment Calneem oil gave good protection to treated grains against damage by E. cautella compared with untreated controls, with weight losses of 0.99 2.22% after 2 months of storage (Fig. 4). There was a signicant (P, 0.05) difference between the insecticidal treatments and the control, but none between Calneem oil and Actellic. Persistence in the eld Calneem oil at the 5 ml/l concentration gave signicantly higher (P, 0.05) protection to grains than the untreated control, with weight losses of 0.24 and 1.11% to E. cautella 5 and 10 weeks posttreatment, respectively (Table 3). There was a signicant (P, 0.05) difference between the insecticidal treatments and the control, but none between the protectant ability of the Calneem oil and Actellic

Table 1. Contact toxicity of Calneeme oil to Ephestia cautella adults % Mean mortality (^ SE) with time (h)+ Treatment (ml/l) Control Calneem oil 3.0 5.0 7.0 Actellic 2.0 LSD (P, 0.05)

24 0.0 ^ 0.0a 0.0 ^ 0.0a 0.0 ^ 0.0a 0.0 ^ 0.0a 22.5 ^ 4.79b 6.45

48 0.0 ^ 0.0a 5.0 ^ 2.89ab 5.0 ^ 2.89ab 10.0 ^ 3.54b 33.8 ^ 4.73c 9.68

72 0.0 ^ 0.0a 12.5 ^ 1.44b 18.8 ^ 3.15c 23.8 ^ 2.39c 63.8 ^ 2.39d 6.53

96 0.0 ^ 0.0a 22.5 ^ 3.23b 28.8 ^ 3.15b 47.5 ^ 3.23c 90.0 ^ 7.07d 12.11

120 0.0 ^ 0.0a 33.8 ^ 3.15b 50.0 ^ 4.08c 65.0 ^ 6.12d 93.8 ^ 6.25e 13.69

LSD, least signicant difference. Means in a column followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P, 0.05; LSD test.

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Mean number of eggs laid 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Control Calneem oil 3 Calneem oil 5 Calneem oil 7 Treatment (ml/l) Actellic 2 b c d e a

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Fig. 1. Effect of Calneem oil on oviposition of Ephestia cautella. Bars followed by different letters are signicantly different at P, 0.05; LSD test.

10 weeks post-treatment. However, no signicant (P, 0.05) differences between the oil treatment and the control were seen after 15 weeks of treatment. Therefore, the protectant effect of Calneem oil appeared to decline with time.

Fig. 2. Deformed progeny of Ephestia cautella following Calneem oil treatment

Effects on resistance development Contact toxicity of Calneem oil to three generations of E. cautella is summarized in Fig. 5. Using Probit analysis, the LC90 concentration of Calneem oil was 12.2 ml/l. At this concentration, there were no signicant (P, 0.05) differences between mortalities in the three generations of E. cautella, which ranged from 90.4 to 95.6%. Thus resistance development had not set in by the F3 generation treated with Calneem. Discussion Calneem oil applied to the dorsal surface of E. cautella was toxic to the moths. Mortality increased with increasing dosage and time, with low mortality observed within the rst 24 h of treatment. Raguraman and Singh (1997) reported that topical application at the rate of 0.5 ml per insect
Table 2. Effect of Calneeme oil on adult emergence from 20 immatures each of Ephestia cautella Mean adult emergence (^ SE) Treatment (ml/l) Control Calneem oil 3.0 5.0 7.0 Actellic 2.0 LSD (P, 0.05)

at 3, 2 and 1% concentrations of neem oil produced negligible mortality after 24 and 48 h of treatment, corroborating our observations. Calneem oil at 7 ml/l induced about 65% mortality on fth-instar E. cautella within 5 days. The effectiveness of the oil against E. cautella indicates a possible contact action of the major active constituent of the oil (azadirachtin). Crude seed extract of A. indica acts as a strong growth inhibitor, is acutely toxic and an active feeding deterrent against two lepidopteran species, cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni and the armyworm Pseudaletia unipuncta (Akhtar et al., 2008). Azadirachtin prevents both ecdysis and apolysis, and can cause death before or during moulting (Mordue and Blackwell, 1993). The toxicity of the oil results in its protectant effect against insect damage to stored grain. Calneem oil was effective in reducing the number of eggs laid by E. cautella. Oviposition rates in grain treated with all three concentrations of the oil (3, 5 and 7 ml/l) were signicantly (P, 0.05) different from the control. Laying fewer eggs could

Eggs 13 ^ 1.8a 4.0 ^ 1.02b 2.0 ^ 0.85bc 0.0 ^ 0.0c 0.0 ^ 0.0c 3.02

Larvae 13 ^ 1.8a 2.0 ^ 0.5b 2.0 ^ 0.7b 0.0 ^ 0.0b 0.0 ^ 0.0b 2.84

Pupae
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10 ^ 0.87a 3.0 ^ 0.85b 2.0 ^ 0.71b 2.0 ^ 0.2b 2.0 ^ 0.63b 2.114

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LSD, least signicant difference. Means in a column followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P, 0.05; LSD test.

Fig. 3. Mean percentage repellency of Calneem oil against Ephestia cautella. Bars followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P , 0.05; LSD test.

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Fig. 4. Effect of Calneem oil and Actellic on damage caused by Ephestia cautella to stored grains. Means followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P , 0.05; LSD test.

Fig. 5. Contact toxicity of LC90 concentration of Calneem oil on Ephestia cautella over three generations. Bars followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P , 0.05; LSD test.

be due to the fact that neem oil can cause sterility in adult insects (Schmutterer, 1995; AFR, 2006). Calneem oil inhibited the development of eggs, larvae and pupae of E. cautella. At a concentration of 7 ml/l, the oil caused complete inhibition of the development of eggs and larvae of E. cautella. Some of the emerging adults were deformed, as also reported by Sunarti (2003), who showed that application of neem oil to cocoa beans deterred feeding by E. cautella larvae 92% and observed only 10% normal adult emergence from the neem oil-treated larvae. Ascher (1993) observed developmental, post-embryonic, reproductive and growthinhibitory effects of neem oil, which caused malformation and mortality in insects in a dosedependent manner. Neem oil is not an instant killer (Raguraman and Singh, 1997) but has strong ovicidal and antifeedant effects that inhibit the development of eggs and larvae of E. cautella. Inhibition of the development of immature stages of the insect by the oil could be due to the presence of the decalin, hydroxyfuran, nimbin and salinnin fragments of azadirachtin. Nimbin and salinnin are reported to have a potential sterilizing effect on eggs (Ascher, 1993); decalin is reported to have regulatory effects on growth and development, while hydroxyfuran has antifeedant effects (Ascher, 1993; Sclar, 1994). The complete inhibition

of egg development and the inhibition of development in immature stages contribute to Calneem oils action as a grain protectant. The oil was moderately repellent to E. cautella, with repellency ranging from 50 to 75% compared with the 40% repellency of Actellic. The oil contains many sulphur compounds, which potentially act as repellents (Ascher, 1993). This action of Calneem oil increases its value as a grain protectant against insect pests. Blum and Roitberg (1999) reported that one of the most frequently used natural insect repellents is margosa oil (neem oil), which repels many species of insects, including moths. Calneem oil and Actellic signicantly reduced the damage caused by larvae of E. cautella compared with the control. The persistency test of the oil and Actellic conrmed that at a concentration of 5 ml/l, the oil remained effective for 10 weeks. Sunarti (2003) reported that the application of neem oil deterred E. cautella larval feeding by 92% and prevented damage by E. cautella to cocoa beans for more than 3 months of storage. No signicant difference was observed in the mortality of E. cautella following three generations of selection. Neem oil contains a complex mixture of active ingredients that limit the ability of pests to develop resistance (Ellis et al., 1996; Salako, 2002; Capinera, 2008). This is a signicant merit for its use against various pests (Aslam and Naqvi, 2000).

Table 3. Effect of Calneeme oil on weight loss due to Ephestia cautella on stored maize grain Mean % weight loss (^ SE) with duration (weeks) Treatment (ml/l) Control Calneem oil 5.0 Actellic 2.0 LSD (P, 0.05)

5 2.03 ^ 0.40a 0.24 ^ 0.02b 0.18 ^ 0.01b 0.809

10 3.39 ^ 0.32a 1.11 ^ 0.20b 1.20 ^ 0.15b 0.817

15 2.41 ^ 0.47a 1.63 ^ 0.11ab 1.15 ^ 0.03b 0.962

20 2.05 ^ 0.18a 1.66 ^ 0.26ab 1.23 ^ 0.15b 0.698

LSD, least signicant difference. Means in a column followed by different letter(s) are signicantly different at P, 0.05; LSD test.

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Laboratory studies have revealed that insects are capable of developing resistance to pure azadirachtin but not to neem extracts containing equivalent amounts of azadirachtin (Capinera, 2008). Thus it is evident that Calneem oil would reduce some of the resistance development problems associated with continuous use of synthetic insecticides. Conclusion Our study showed that Calneem oil contains insecticidal, anti-oviposition, ovicidal and repellent properties against E. cautella. Furthermore, the insect did not develop resistance to the oil for three generations. Farmers in Africa and elsewhere could use Calneem oil for eld and storage pest control, as part of a holistic integrated pest management strategy. References
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