Abstract
The study was carried out to determine potential insecticidal effect of ten plant extracts against stored chickpea beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. Experiment was carried out under completely randomized design in the laboratory. The plant materials used for extraction included leaves of olive (Olea europea), tea (Theo chinensis), bhang (Canabis saliva), elephanta (Elephantia sp.), neem (Azadirachta indica), dharek (Jacaranda mimosifolia) and fruit of garlic (Allium sativum), cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), black pepper (Piper nigrum) and red chillies (Capsicum annum). Results indicate that black pepper was the most effective treatment in controlling chickpea beetle attack followed by cloves, neem and garlic.