Stored grain mites are critically dangerous for future concern, in this regard studies were carried out to check the efficacy of aqueous extracts of locally available botanicals (Gardenia jasminoides) and Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, ) and selective pesticides (azocyclotin and chlorfenapyr against stored grain mites under CRD. The LC 50 value of gallop showed that gallop killed most mite population and was highly toxic after 14 days of application while azocyclotin (Gallop) was least toxic after 28 days of replication while the EC50 (Effective Concentration) value of chlorfenapyr (Vibrent) showed that chlorfenapyr killed most mite population and was highly toxic after 21 days of application while chlorfenapyr was least toxic after 28 days of replication. In case of gardenia, the LC 50 value showed that gardenia killed most mite population and was highly toxic after 28 days of application while gardenia was least toxic after 7 days of application. LC 50 value of tobacco showed that tobacco killed most mite population and was highly toxic after 7 days of application while tobacco was least toxic after 14 days of application

Medicinal plants are being used in traditional treatments to cure variety of diseases from thousands of years. Screening of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities performed on Elsholtzia densa crude extracts which is traditionally used as herb shows that they are endowed with potentially utilizable antimicrobial and free radical scavenging activity. Accordingly, this implies the inhibition of microbial pathogenesis and cellular oxidation that is linked to pathological incidents such as heart disease, aging and cancer. It was seen that the ethylacetate extract showed the maximum inhibitory effects against both bacterial and fungal growth. This may be due to the presence of such ingredients in the said extracts like flavonoids, terpenes, tannins, polyphenolic compounds, alkaloids, etc. The crude extracts of the plant possess radical scavenging activity as estimated by in vitro antioxidant assays like DNA damage assay, lipid peroxidation assay, DPPH assay, FTC assay, etc. Hence, Elsholtzia densa extracts could be used as an easy accessible source of natural antioxidants and antimicrobial agent.