Insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth and dolomite powder against Corn weevil Sitophiluszeamais Motschulsky, 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Freitas, Alyssa Cristina Oliveira; Gigliolli, Adriana Aparecida Sinopelis; Caleffe, Ronaldo Roberto Tait; Conte, Hélio

doi:10.3906/zoo-2005-34

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“…Other minerals used in this study were considered to be relatively safe for humans and the environment. They also have insect control properties, as previously reported for bentonite ( El-Aziz, 2013 ), calcium carbonate ( Morsi, 2021 ), calcium hydroxide ( Estrada-Aguilar et al, 2012 ), calcium oxide ( Smitha & Mathew, 2010 ), dolomite ( Freitas et al, 2020 ), sulfur ( Tacoli et al, 2020 ), talc ( Driggers, 1929 ), zeolite ( Floros et al, 2018 ) and zinc oxide ( Gutiérrez-Ramírez et al, 2021 ). We hypothesized that, in addition to kaolin, there would be other minerals effective against oriental fruit fly attacks.…”

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The potency of minerals to reduce oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits

Pangihutan¹,

Dono²,

Hidayat³

2022

PeerJ

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Introductions In many areas, particularly in Asia, the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) causes considerable fruit damage on various plants. The fruit fly causes significant economic losses every year due to reduced fruit quantity and quality as well as export restrictions. This study aimed to examine the potency of minerals in controlling the oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits. Methods Experiments were conducted under laboratory and semi-field conditions using randomized block design. Ten minerals (i.e. kaolin, talc, zinc oxide, bentonite, sulfur, dolomite, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and zeolite) and an untreated control were tested under laboratory conditions. Twenty chili fruits at a green stage were soaked in each mineral suspension (2%, w/v), air-dried, and placed in a trial cage (23-L plastic container) containing 20 female oriental fruit flies. In a semi-field bioassay using a screen cage (100 cm × 70 cm × 120 cm), 20 female oriental fruit flies were exposed to a fruit-bearing chili plant sprayed with mineral suspension. Results Talc and calcium oxide significantly reduced the numbers of visiting fruit flies, oviposition holes, and eggs laid, as well as the percentage of infested chili fruits in a laboratory bioassay. Calcium hydroxide was substantially better than talc in controlling fruit fly infestation in a semi-field bioassay, although it was not significantly different from calcium oxide and calcium carbonate. Conclusion Overall, calcium oxide is a viable option for the long-term control of the oriental fruit fly on chili fruits. Calcium oxide could be utilized as the push component of a push-pull strategy to manage oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits because of its potential to inhibit the number of visiting fruit flies and oviposition.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 66%

The potency of minerals to reduce oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits

Pangihutan¹,

Dono²,

Hidayat³

2022

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“…The history of using inert powder as a grain storage protectant is very long. There are four basic types of inert powder used as grain storage protectants: first, clay, sand, and dust; second, synthetic silica-oxygen gel; third, non-oxidized silica-like powder; and fourth, diatomaceous earth [ 59 ]. Among them, diatomaceous earth may have a good prospect as a grain storage protective agent.…”

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A Scientometric Review of Grain Storage Technology in the Past 15 Years (2007–2022) Based on Knowledge Graph and Visualization

Chen

Hou

Liu

2022

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Food storage helps to ensure the food consumption needs of non-agricultural populations and to respond to major natural disasters or other emergencies, and the application of food storage technology can reduce post-harvest food losses. However, there are still obvious shortcomings in coping with large grain losses. Therefore, quantitative analysis of the research hotspots and evolutionary trends of grain storage technology is important to help the development of grain storage technology. This article uses the Web of Science database from 2007 to 2022 as a data sample with the help of CiteSpace software to analyze the basic situation, research hotspots, and evolutionary trends to draw a series of relevant knowledge maps. Visual analysis revealed that the number of publications had grown rapidly since 2015. First, the Journal of Stored Products Research, Journal of Economic Entomology, and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, with citation frequencies of 929, 536, and 453, should be focused on in order to keep up with the latest research developments in this field. The United States, China, and Brazil occupy dominant positions in relation to grain storage technology studies in general. Purdue University, Kansas State University, and Agricultural Research Institute ranked the top three in terms of the number and centrality of publications. In terms of research hotspots, the centrality of temperature, insects, carbon dioxide, and quality were 0.16, 0.09, 0.08, and 0.08. It shows that the field of grain storage technology in recent years has focused on grain storage temperature, pest control, and grain storage quality research. From the perspective of the evolution trend, the life cycle of emergent words lasts for several years, after which the strength of emergent words slowly decreases and is replaced by new emergent words. Mortality was the first keyword to appear and remained from 2007 to 2011, indicating that research on fumigants and their toxicity, as well as pest mortality under air fumigation and chemical fumigation conditions, became more popular during this period. In recent years, new terms have emerged that had never been used before, such as “grain quality” (2019–2022) and “stability” (2020–2022). We can find that people pursue food quality more with the improvement of people’s living standards. In this context, future research should seek more efficient, safe, economical, and environmentally friendly methods of grain storage and continuously improve the level of scientific grain storage.

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“…Dolomite and magnesite were used as grain protectants against coleopteran pests, i.e. Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Silvanidae), Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) (Curculionidae), S. zeamais (Motschulsky) Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Bostrichidae), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Tenebrionidae), and T. confusum Jacquelin Du Val [14][15][16][17]. Although it can be used as a pest control agent, the level of effectiveness and efficiency of these minerals are much dependent on quantity.…”

Section: Mineralsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview of Natural Inert Dust Utilization Against Stored-Product Pests as Part of Integrated Pest Management

Mario,

Patasik,

Tang

et al. 2024

J.Trop.Life.Science

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Natural inert dust has been used as a grain protectant since the ancient Aztecs of Mexico to this modern era. Natural inert dust is divided into three groups: the first group includes sand, kaolin, paddy husk ash, wood ash, and clay; the second group includes mineral dust; and the third group includes natural silicas such as diatomaceous earth and zeolite. Natural inert dust has a unique mechanism for killing insect pests. Inert dust particles penetrate the insects’ exoskeleton, causing dehydration through the cuticle. Relative humidity is a crucial factor affecting the efficacy of inert dust application. Inert dust has been traditionally used by farmers, which impacts the insects, such as decreasing population, no insect resistance, and being environmentally friendly. Problems of using inert dust include visible residues on grain, airborne dust, reduced flowability, bulk density reduction, and adverse effects on downstream processing machinery. Moreover, inert dust is a very light product, thus it may cause human respiratory illness. The inert dust can be applied to the smaller or larger storage containers. Natural silica can be readily integrated into modern agriculture as a pest management solution.

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Insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth and dolomite powder against Corn weevil Sitophiluszeamais Motschulsky, 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

The potency of minerals to reduce oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits

The potency of minerals to reduce oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits

A Scientometric Review of Grain Storage Technology in the Past 15 Years (2007–2022) Based on Knowledge Graph and Visualization

An Overview of Natural Inert Dust Utilization Against Stored-Product Pests as Part of Integrated Pest Management

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