Pesticidal Activity of Sundarban Mangrove Plant Extracts against Pests and Identification of Active Constituents Using LC-MS.

Plants act as a rich source of novel natural pesticides. In the backdrop of the recent revival of interest in developing plant-based insecticides, this study was carried out to investigate the pesticidal activity of Sundarban mangrove plants. A total of nine different plant parts from five plants, namely, , , , and , were extracted with methanol and tested for insecticidal activity against two common stored product pests and using direct contact feeding deterrent wafer disc method.