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A biopesticide derived from the essential oil extracted from this plant can offer an effective solution for controlling storage pests. The goal of this study is to extract and analyse the chemical composition of essential oil obtained from L. camara leaves, and assess its effectiveness as a bioactive substance against three storage pests: Tribolium castaneum, Lasioderma serricorne, and Callosobruchus chinensis. The yield of essential oil extracted from L. camara leaves was about 0.24 \u00b1 0.014%. By employing the GC-MS technique, the major phytochemicals contained in L. camara leaf essential oil were identified as caryophyllene (69.96%), isoledene (12%), and \u0251-copaene (4.11%). The essential oil exhibited excellent fumigant toxicity (LC50 of 16.70 mg\/L air for T. castaneum, 4.141 mg\/L air for L. serricorne and 6.245 mg\/L air for C. chinensis at 24 h), contact toxicity (LC50 of 8.93 mg\/cm2 for T. castaneum, 4.82 mg\/cm2 for L. serricorne and 6.24 mg\/cm2 for C. chinensis after 24 h) along with effective repellent activity towards the test insects. In addition, the oil showed no significant phytotoxicity on the germination of paddy seeds. This presents the potential to utilize a weed in developing a biopesticide for effectively managing stored product insects because of its strong bioactivity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules29020344","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,10]],"date-time":"2024-01-10T05:47:21Z","timestamp":1704865641000},"page":"344","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":45,"title":["Extraction, Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activities of Lantana camara Linn. 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