Some Important Plants used for Biopesticides in India
Name of tree |
Part or extract of the tree |
Chemical(s) extract |
Final product |
East Indian walnut (Albizia lebbeck) |
Seeds, leaves, bark, and roots |
Caffeic acid, alkaloids and quercetin |
Biopesticide |
Cashew (Anacardium occidenatale) |
Oil of the shells |
Phenolic compounds |
Biopesticide |
Custard apple (Annona squamosa) |
Stems and leaves |
Annonine |
Biopesticide |
Margosa (Azadirachta indica) |
Leaves, seeds and seed oil |
Azadirachtin, nimbidin, salanin, meliantrol |
Antifeedant, insect growth regularor and biopesticides |
Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma) |
Extract of flowers |
Chakcones and aurones |
Termiticidal |
Anjan (Hardwickia binata) |
Heartwood |
Mopanol and epicatechin |
Antifeedant |
Madhuca (Madhuca latifolia) |
Seed and seed oil |
Saponins |
Repellent and biopesticides |
China tree (Melia azedarach) |
Fruit and seed oil |
Meliacin |
Antifeedant and biopesticides |
Pongam (Pongamia pinnata) |
Seed and seed oil |
Karanjin |
Repellent and biopesticide |


