Insecticidal Constituents from Buddlej aalbiflora Hemsl.

Abstract

Eleven known compounds, deoxymikanolide (1), 1,3-dihydroxyxanthone (2), kumatakenin (3), apigenin (4), chrysin (5), kaempferol (6), Iso-kaempferol (7), luteolin (8), luteolin-3′,4′-dimethylether-7-O-β-glucoside (9), luteolin-7-O-β-glucoside (10) and quercetin (11) were identified in MeOH extract of Buddleja albiflora Hemsl (Oleaceae). These compounds (each, 1, 0.5 and 0.25 mg mL⁻¹) were tested for insecticidal activity against 3rd and 4th-instar larvae of Plutella xylostella, 3rd-instar larvae of Mythimna separata and 3rd-instar larvae of Macrosiphoniella sanborni. The lowest 50% anti-feedant concentration (AFC₅₀) against P. xylostella and 50% lethal concentration (LC₅₀) against P. xylostella and M. sanborni were observed as 0.0058, 0.0046 and 3.4048 mg L⁻¹, respectively.

Keywords:

• Buddleja albiflora
• Plutella xylostella
• Mythimna separata
• Macrosiphoniella sanborni
• insecticidal activity
• quercetin