Abstract:BACKGROUNDThe rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a pest of stored grains and widely used as a factitious host during the mass rearing of several natural enemies of crop pests. Hormesis is well‐documented in pest insects, to some extent in natural enemies of pests.RESULTSWe report transgenerational stimulatory effects of the widely used fumigant, phosphine. The study reports the consequences of sublethal, low lethal and median lethal concentrations (LC5, LC25 and LC50) and unt… Show more
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