CASCADING EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-RICH PURPLE CORN PERICARP EXTRACT ON PUPAL, ADULT, AND OFFSPRING OF TOBACCO HORNWORM (MANDUCA SEXTA L.)

Cascading effects of polyphenol-rich purple corn pericarp extract on pupal, adult, and offspring of tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta L.)

A major bottleneck in the commercialization of plant-based pest management compounds is that the extraction methods are complex, time-consuming, and even highly expensive.Using a recently developed inexpensive extraction and quantification methodology to isolate polyphenols (including anthocyanins and condensed tannins) from purple corn pericarp, w

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