Biology and Control of Indian Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Infesting Stored Date, Almond and Peanut Fruits

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate different diets effects on the biological parameters of plodia interpunctella (Hubner). Three hosts namely; date, almond and peanut. Results showed that the hatchability percentage, weight per larva, pupation percentage and adult emergence percentage were the highest on almonds diet. Incubation period, generation time and life cycle were shortest in almonds. Also data indicated that almonds were the most preferred host. The efficacy of three microwave powers was investigated against two plodia interpunctella stages. The result cleared that the increase in microwave power and exposure times caused an increase in eggs and larvae reduction rate % and accordingly the microwave power more effective in larvae than egg stage. Also, results showed that there is no harmful effect on the chemical fruits characteristics under microwave treatment.

Evaluation of Specific Pheromone Trap Designs and Components to Improve Their Effectiveness in Reducing the Red Palm Weevil Population in Egyptian Palm Farms

“…As a fruit with significant nutritional and medicinal significance, dates are regarded as one of the most significant (El-Shafei 2018; Zinhoum and El-Shafei 2019). All parts of the palm tree, including the trunk, leaves, bracts, leaves, and fruits, are susceptible to infestation by a variety of insect and pest diseases, which can reduce both the quantity and quality of production (El-Lakwah et al 2011a;El-Lakwah et al 2012;El-Shafei et al 2018 andAssous et al 2022) . The red palm weevil is one of the most significant and harmful pests that affects the trunk of all cultivars of date palms, ornamental palms, and all species of palm trees (El-Lakwah et al 2011b;El-Shafei, 2011;Habib et al, 2017;Milosavljevic et al, 2019 andAbd El-Wahab et al 2020).…”

Biological Control of Two Date Fruit Insect Pests Using Entomopathogenic Viruses

“…Larvae of this pest decreases both quality and quantity of stored products through feeding, webbing, and fecal matter (Johnson et al, 1997;Hansen and Jensen, 2002;Johnson, et al, 1997). Plodia interpunctella attacks the date fruits and causes severe damage during storage (El-Shafei, et al 2018;Zinhoum, et al2019).…”

Effects of UV Radiation on Egg Hatching Population Growth and Reproductive Parameters of Indianmeal Moth Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

“…In recent years, it was considered as the most important pest of stored pistachios in Iran which causes severe qualitative and quantitative losses [5]. Larvae are able to penetrate and infest a wide range of packaged foods [7,8] and also can have a great economic impact due to direct product loss and indirectly to factors such as the cost of pest control and loss of sales from consumer complaints [9,10].…”