Grain protectants: Current status and prospects for the future

Arthur, Frank H.

doi:10.1016/s0022-474x(96)00033-1

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“…Insect pests can be managed with the use of synthetic insecticides but in storage, any intervention with insecticides leads to closest application for consumption which is totally unsafe. Further, indiscriminate use of these synthetic insecticides resulted in the development of resistance (Subramanyam and Hagstrum 1995;Arthur 1996;Mohan et al 2010;Correa et al 2011), residues, undesirable effects on non target organisms, human and environmental hazards (White and Leesch 1995). Moreover, methyl bromide, one of the most effective fumigants in the control of stored pests, is banned from 2015 as per Montreal Protocol, due to its ozone depleting nature (Fields and White 2002;Philips and Throne 2010;Germinara et al 2012).…”

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Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review

et al. 2016

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Natural products derived from plants are emerging as potent biorational alternatives to synthetic insecticides for the integrated management of post harvest insects of maize. In this paper, effectiveness of botanicals including plant extracts, essential oils, their isolated pure compounds, plant based nano formulations and their mode of action against storage insects have been reviewed with special reference to maize. Plant based insecticides found to be the most promising means of controlling storage insects of maize in an eco friendly and sustainable manner. This article also throws light on the commercialization of botanicals, their limitations, challenges and future trends of storage insect management.

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Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review

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“…Residual insecticides are the most common agents for protection of stored products against stored products pests. They have several negative properties such as mammal toxicity, residues on grain, as well as increased resistance of pests (Arthur, 1996). The increased public awareness and concern for environmental safety has directed research to the development of alternative control strategies (Inglis et al, 1997;Lomer et al, 2001).…”

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A laboratory assessment of the potential of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Beauvarin) to control Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Shams¹,

Mohammad²,

Imani³

et al. 2011

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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This research was carried out to evaluate the suppressive efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana against adults of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Sitophilus granarius (L.) on stored grains in darkness (27±2°C and 65±5% RH). The insects were inoculated by following immersion in five aqueous suspensions with concentrations determined with preliminary tests and compared with untreated wheat and cowpea as control. Probit analysis showed that the lowest LT 50 values in suspensions with highest concentrations (2.3 × 10 7 conidia ml -1 ) were 6.63 and 10.45 days for C. maculatus and S. granarius, respectively. On the other hand, the LC 50 values on day 9 post-treatment were 3.17 × 10 6 and 6.08 × 10 7 con.ml -1 for C. maculatus and S. granarius, respectively. Comparison of Lc 50 , LT 50 values and mortalities indicated that in both assays, B. bassiana was consistently more virulent for C. maculatus than S. granarius. The overall results showed that these two pests were controlled successfully with entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana.

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“…It is organic in origin, and does not pose any environmental and/or health risk, having a low mammalian toxicity (e.g., DE rat oral LD 50 , > 5000 mg per kg of body weight (Subramanyam & Roesli 2000). DEs provide stable and long-term grain protection without any toxic residue, and their potential in the control of stored grain pests has received much research attention (e.g., Banks & Fields 1995;Arthur 1996;2000;2002;2004;Arthur & Throne 2003;Fields & Korunic 2000;Subramanyam & Roesli 2000;Athanassiou et al 2003). Studies on DE are mainly focused on the effectiveness against pest species, application rate and exposure periods at different temperature and relative humidity (r.h.) levels.…”

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Effects of diatomaceous earth on the mortality and progeny production of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae

Ferizli¹,

Beriş²,

Emekçi³

2011

Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi

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Laboratory experiments were conducted to assess the insecticidal effect of the diatomaceous earth (DE) formulation Insecto ® against adult stage of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) at two levels of relative humidity i.e. 40 and 55%, and three exposure periods of 7, 14, and 21 days. Test insects were placed in vials containing 40 g of soft winter wheat mixed with 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50 and 2.00 g kg -1 DE. After respective exposure periods, mortality in all dose rates except 0.25 and 0.50 g kg -1 was found to be significantly different from mortality in control. After each exposure interval, dead and live insects were counted and removed, and then the vial containing wheat was returned to corresponding humidity chamber for 8 weeks until F 1 adults emerged. For F 1 production, applications at all dose rates were significantly different from control group. Mortality regardless of dosage for 7, 14 and 21 days exposure intervals were between 27.67-33.40 %. Despite the fact that mortality increased with the increasing dose rate, total mortality was not obtained even at the highest rate of DE. F 1 production decreased with the increasing dose rates for both r.h. conditions. Containment of population was achieved at 1.50 g kg -1 of DE for 7 days of exposure period and at 2.00 g kg -1 of DE for 14 and 21 days of exposure periods. For each exposure intervals, F 1 production of R. dominica decreased with the increasing dose rates of DE. Mortality regardless of exposure interval was 59% at 1.50 g kg -1 of DE and 75% at 2.00 g kg -1 of DE.

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Grain protectants: Current status and prospects for the future

Cited by 358 publications

References 62 publications

Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review

Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review

A laboratory assessment of the potential of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Beauvarin) to control Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Effects of diatomaceous earth on the mortality and progeny production of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae

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