Effect of various xenobiotics on hatching success of Spodoptera exigua eggs as compared to a natural plant extract

J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2009;72(19):1132-4. doi: 10.1080/15287390903091749.

Abstract

The effects of fenitrothion, carbaryl, and mancozeb, present in polluted water and plant extracted glycoalkaloids, were examined on hatching success of Spodoptera exigua eggs. All chemicals produced a significant decrease in hatching success, which was correlated with chemical concentration. One of the most interesting aspects of this study relates to the biological activity of glycoalkaloids.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Insecticides / pharmacology*
  • Ovum / drug effects*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Solanum tuberosum / chemistry
  • Spodoptera / drug effects*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Insecticides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical