Author:
Adesina, Jacobs Mobolade, Ayenigbara, Mary Abosede, Adebayo, Raphael Abiodun, Aiyelari, Olaiya Peter, Ogunoye, Olalekan Ajibolade

Doi: 10.26480/jtin.02.2025.69.73

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In light of the harmful impact that pesticides have on both human and environmental health, there has been a significant growth in the employment of alternate approaches to pest management. The purpose of this investigation was to identify the bioactive chemical constituents of the aqueous extracts of Luffa cylindrica and Petiveria alliacea, which were utilised for controlling insect pest infestations. Two kilograms of fresh leaves of P. alliacae and L. cylindrica were collected and homogenized with a pestle and mortar separately. One litre of water and the crushed plant components were placed in a different plastic bucket. These were permitted to settle overnight while being stirred occasionally to produce crude aqueous extracts. After that, muslin cloth was used to filter the aqueous solution. The filtrate then served as a stock solution for the experiment and was placed separately in an EDTA bottle ready for GC MS analysis. Ten bioactive compounds were identified in P. alliacae. The most abundant bioactive compounds were Dodecanoic acid, methyl ester, Neophytadiene, Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z)-, methyl ester, and 12 were found in L. cylindrical, including Neophytadiene, 2-Pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl, Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, and 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z)-, methyl ester. These suggested that P. alliacea and L. cylinrica aqueous extract could be a good source of insecticides that, because of their bioactive chemical composition, could be used to produce biopesticides and reduce crop damages and insect pest infestation more effectively.