Tribolium castaneum progeny production and development on diets supplemented with eggs or adults of Plodia interpunctella

1973 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.L. LeCato ◽  
B.R. Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Progeny Production

Bioefficacy of enhanced diatomaceous earth and botanical powders on the mortality and progeny production of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) and Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in stored grain cereals

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (04) ◽  
pp. 243-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Adarkwah ◽  
Daniel Obeng-Ofori ◽  
Vanessa Hörmann ◽  
Christian Ulrichs ◽  
Matthias Schöller
Keyword(s):  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Diatomaceous Earth ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Botanical Insecticides ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Sitophilus Granarius ◽  
Progeny Production ◽  
Acanthoscelides Obtectus ◽  
Stored Grain ◽  
Plant Powders

Abstract Food losses caused by insects during postharvest storage are of paramount economic importance worldwide, especially in Africa. Laboratory bioassays were conducted in stored grains to determine the toxicity of powders of Eugenia aromatica and Moringa oleifera alone or combined with enhanced diatomaceous earth (Probe-A® DE, 89.0% SiO2 and 5% silica aerogel) to adult Sitophilus granarius, Tribolium castaneum and Acanthoscelides obtectus. Adult mortality was observed up to 7 days, while progeny production was recorded at 6–10 weeks. LD50 and LT50 values for adult test insects exposed to plant powders and DE, showed that A. obtectus was the most susceptible towards the botanicals (LD50 0.179% and 0.088% wt/wt for E. aromatica and M. oleifera, respectively), followed by S. granarius. Tribolium castaneum was most tolerant (LD50 1.42% wt/wt and 1.40% wt/wt for E. aromatica and M. oleifera, respectively). The combined mixture of plant powders and DE controlled the beetles faster compared to the plant powders alone. LT50 ranged from 55.7 h to 62.5 h for T. castaneum exposed to 1.0% M. oleifera and 1.0% DE, and 0.5% E. aromatica and 1.0% DE, respectively. Botanicals caused significant reduction of F1 adults compared to the control. Combined action of botanical insecticides with DE as a grain protectant in an integrated pest management approach is discussed.

Efficacy of Cyfluthrin, Cyfluthrin + Piperonyl Butoxide, and Cyfluthrin + Piperonyl Butoxide + Chlorpyrifos-Methyl as Protectants of Stored Peanuts1

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank H. Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Piperonyl Butoxide ◽  
Red Flour Beetle ◽  
Indianmeal Moth ◽  
Flour Beetle ◽  
Cadra Cautella ◽  
Almond Moth

Abstract Inshell peanuts were treated with 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 ppm cyfluthrin, each rate of cyfluthrin + 8.0 ppm piperonyl butoxide, and each rate of cyfluthrin + piperonyl butoxide + 25 ppm chlorpyrifos-methyl. After 10 months red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), populations in peanuts treated with 0.5 and 1.0 ppm cyfluthrin averaged 89.5 and 34.2 adults per 12.7 kg peanuts; populations in peanuts treated with 1.0 and 1.5 ppm cyfluthrin + piperonyl butoxide averaged 72.0 amd 41.5 adults per 12.7 kg peanuts. Populations in the remaining 8 treatments ranged from 0.5 to 7.2 adults. Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), and almond moth, Cadra cautella (Walker), populations remained low in all treatments. At 10 months the percentage of insectdamaged kernels from cracked pods ranged from 8.7 to 28.8% in the cyfluthrin and cyfluthrin + piperonyl butoxide treatments, while the percentage of damaged kernels was 4.4 to 6.1% in the 4 treatments with chlorpyrifos-methyl.

EFFECT OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ON FEEDING AND ENERGY USE BY PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE)

1999 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Abdel-Razek ◽  
H.S. Salama ◽  
N.D.G. White ◽  
O.N. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Median Lethal Concentrations ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

AbstractInvestigations were conducted to quantify the effects of treatment of cracked wheat, Triticum aestivum L. (Gramineae), kernels with sublethal and median-lethal concentrations of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 (Eubacteriales: Bacillaceae) on the energy use by Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) 1813 and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) 1797 larvae. Cumulative food consumption and egestion during insect development and the weight and energy values of adult insects were determined and oxygen consumption was estimated. At sublethal (4 μg/g wheat for P. interpunctella, 250 μg/g wheat for T. castaneum) and median-lethal (18 μg/g wheat for P. interpunctella, 1950 μg/g wheat for T. castaneum) concentrations, food consumption during development decreased from controls by 9.1% and 47.1%, respectively, for P. interpunctella and 14.4% and 38.2%, respectively, for T. castaneum. Egestion decreased by 9.5% and 61.5% for P. interpunctella and 19.4% and 47.3% for T. castaneum at these respective concentrations. Increasing B. thuringiensis had negative effects on food consumption and energy use by the insects. Levels of B. thuringiensis lower than required for complete control may assist in protecting grain from stored-product insects.

Repellent efficacy of essential oils and plant extracts against Tribolium castaneum and Plodia interpunctella

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 450-459
Author(s):  
Hwa‐Eun Lee ◽  
Su Jung Hong ◽  
Najmul Hasan ◽  
Eun Joo Baek ◽  
Jun Tae Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella

scholarly journals Species Composition, Temporal Abundance and Distribution of Insect Captures Inside and Outside Commercial Peanut Shelling Facilities

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Perez ◽  
Patricia J. Moore ◽  
Mark R. Abney ◽  
Michael D. Toews
Keyword(s):  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Lasioderma Serricorne ◽  
Cadra Cautella ◽  
Insect Populations ◽  
One Year ◽  
Abundance And Distribution ◽  
Negative Linear Relationship

Insect populations were studied within two commercial peanut shelling facilities located in the southeastern United States. Commercially available pheromone/kairomone-baited dome traps and pheromone-baited flight traps were deployed throughout processing and shipping portions of the shelling plants and serviced weekly over one year. Lasioderma serricorne, Tribolium castaneum, Typhaea stercorea, Carpophilus spp., Plodia interpunctella and Cadra cautella were the most common captures across locations. Lasioderma serricorne made up 87% and 88% of all captures in dome traps in plants one and two, respectively. While L. serricorne was not captured during the winter months in flight traps, it was captured with near 100% frequency in dome traps, suggesting that populations persisted throughout the year inside the facilities. Tribolium castaneum populations were active year round. Across insect species and trap type, temperature was a significant covariate for explaining variation in insect counts. After accounting for the effect of temperature, there were always more insects captured in the processing portions of the facilities compared to the shipping areas. A negative linear relationship was observed between captures of L. serricorne and T. castaneum and trap distance from in-shell peanuts entering the shelling facilities. Conversely, fungivores were more evenly distributed throughout all parts of the shelling plants. These data suggest that management efforts should be focused where in-shell peanuts enter to reduce breeding and harborage sites for grain feeding insects.

scholarly journals Repellent Activity of Cymbopogon citratus Essential Oil Against Four Major Stored Product Pests: Plodia interpunctella, Sitophilus oryzae, Acanthoscelides obtectus and Tribolium castaneum

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 140-148
Author(s):  
Sonja Gvozdenac ◽  
Biljana Kiprovski ◽  
Milica Aćimović ◽  
Jovana Stanković Jeremić ◽  
Mirjana Cvetković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Tribolium Castaneum ◽  
Sitophilus Oryzae ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Repellent Activity ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Cymbopogon Citratus ◽  
Acanthoscelides Obtectus ◽  
Stored Product Pests

Summary The purpose of this study is to assess the repellent activity of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil (EO), grown in Serbia under greenhouse conditions, against four prevalent stored product pests: Plodia interpunctella (larvae), Sitophilus oryzae, Acanthoscelides obtectus and Tribolium castaneum (adults). The lemongrass EO repellency was tested using filter paper in Petri dishes and a Y-tube olfactometer. According to the repellency index (RI), the lemongrass EO repellency was divided into 5 classes. Prior to biotesting, the chemical characterization of lemongrass EO was performed and the following main compounds were detected: myrcene (31.0%), geranial (30.0%), and neral (23.6%). The C. citratus EO considered was found to exhibit the Class III repellent activity against P. interpunctella larvae only at the highest concentration (namely 0.5%). This is the very first report on the C. citratus EO repellent activity against this pest. The lemongrass EO examined showed strong repellency (Class IV) against S. oryzae (0.2% and 0.5% of EO), A. obtectus (0.1% and 0.2%), and T. castaneum (0.05-0.1%). Moreover, higher lemongrass EO concentrations (0.5%) were found to exhibit extreme repellency (Class V) against A. obtectus and T. castaneum. The results obtained were confirmed in the bioassays performed, indicating the great potential of lemongrass EO as a bio-repellent when applied in higher concentrations to all the insects considered, regardless of the exposure period.

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