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Internet Journal of Food Safety, Vol. 10, 2008, p.39-49 Copyright© 2008, Food Safety Information Publishing Insecticidal Activity Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Essential Oil Against Four Stored Grain Insect Pests 1 1 1 1 Rajesh Kumar , Ashok Kumar , Chandra Shekhar Prasa1 , Nawal Kishore Dubey * and Raju 2 Samant 1 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India 2Deaprtment of Entomology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Abstract : Experiments were carried out to Introduction determine the potential of using essential oil from leaves of Aegle marmelos to control insect Cereals and pulses have great biological and nutritional infestation of stored gram from Callosobruchus value in developing countries, are lost upto 20-60 per chinensis (L.) (Bruchidae) and wheat from cent by storage insect pests during storage (Arthur and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Bostrychidae), Throne 2003; Babu et al. 2003; Shaaya et al. 1997). Post Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Curculionidae) and harvest deterioration causes economic losses due to Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Tenebrionidae). obvious decay and adverse changes in the odour, taste, After introducing the test insects, stored gram and appearance and nutrition value (Phillips and Burkholder wheat