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Reducing Fumigant Application Rates and Soil Emissions with Plastic Mulch Technology

EDIS, 2013
With the new fumigant regulations and rising cost of crop production, including fumigants, it would be desirable to reduce the standard use rate of soil fumigants. The use of higher-barrier, gas-impermeable mulches may make it possible to reduce fumigant
Joseph W. Noling
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Fumigant Toxicity of Lamiaceae Plant Essential Oils and Blends of Their Constituents against Adult Rice Weevil Sitophilus oryzae

Molecules, 2016
To find a new and safe alternative to conventional insecticides, we evaluated the fumigant toxicity of eight Lamiaceae essential oils and their constituents against the adult rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae.
Sung-Woong Kim, Hyo-Rim Lee, Myeong-Jin Jang, Chan-Sik Jung, Il-Kwon Park   +4 more
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In Silico Study of Eugenol and trans-Caryophyllene also Clove Oil Fumigant Toxicity on Tribolium castaneum

Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2022
Alternative storage pest control that is more environmentally friendly than the use of synthetic chemical pesticides is to use botanical pesticides from plant essential oils, including clove (Syzygium aromaticum) which contains the main compounds eugenol
Silvi Ikawati, Toto Himawan, Abdul Latief Abadi, Hagus Tarno, Alvan Fajarudin   +4 more
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Efficacy and Phytotoxicity Assessment of Successive Application of Methyl Bromide and Cold Treatment on Export Strawberry Fruits

Insects, 2021
Recently, spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is globally prevalent and causes agricultural losses to many fruits. To export Korean strawberry, methyl bromide fumigation is required to remove D.
Bong-Su Kim, Ji-Eun Choi, Deuk-Soo Choi, Jeong-Oh Yang   +3 more
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Fungicidal Activity of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Burkholderia gladioli Strain BBB-01

Molecules, 2021
A Burkholderia gladioli strain, named BBB-01, was isolated from rice shoots based on the confrontation plate assay activity against several plant pathogenic fungi.
Ying-Tong Lin, Cheng-Cheng Lee, Wei-Ming Leu, Je-Jia Wu, Yu-Cheng Huang, Menghsiao Meng   +5 more
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Identification of Rhizospheric Actinomycete Streptomyces lavendulae SPS-33 and the Inhibitory Effect of its Volatile Organic Compounds against Ceratocystis Fimbriata in Postharvest Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam.)

Microorganisms, 2020
Black spot disease, which is caused by the pathogenic fungal Ceratocystis fimbriata, seriously affects the production of sweet potato and its quality during postharvest storage.
Xuewei Li, Beibei Li, Shurui Cai, Yu Zhang, Mingjie Xu, Chunmei Zhang, Bo Yuan, Ke Xing, Sheng Qin   +8 more
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Commodity risk assessment of ash logs from the US treated with sulfuryl fluoride to prevent the entry of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis

EFSA Journal, 2023
The European Commission submitted to the EFSA Panel on Plant Health a dossier by USDA proposing to use sulfuryl fluoride on ash log shipments to treat Agrilus planipennis for phytosanitary certification.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Andrea Battisti, Hugo Mas, Massimo Faccoli, Ciro Gardi, Alžběta Mikulová, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Fabio Stergulc, Paolo Gonthier   +28 more
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Menthol as a Suggested Fumigant Acaricide against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Actinedida: Tetranychidae) in Green Houses [PDF]

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2013
Fumigant toxicity of menthol was investigated against different stages of Tetranychus urticae Koch and two associated predators. Recorded LC50 values were 0.76, 0.279 and 0.269 mg/l against eggs, protonymphs and adults, respectively.
E. Bakr, Aziza Abou Zaid
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Gut Bacteria Promote Phosphine Susceptibility of Tribolium castaneum by Aggravating Oxidative Stress and Fitness Costs

Insects, 2023
Knowledge about resistance mechanisms can provide ideas for pesticide resistance management. Although several studies have unveiled the positive or negative impacts of gut microbes on host pesticide resistance, minimal research is available regarding the
Zhengyan Wang, Shan Zhang, Zhiyuan Liu, Zhenzhen Chang, Haisheng Hu   +4 more
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Evaluation of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Some Botanicals against Rice Weevil Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Stored Maize [PDF]

Madras Agricultural Journal, 2021
In the present study, botanicals (11 nos.) were extracted using ethyl acetatesolvent (mid-polar) and evaluated for their fumigant toxicity and repellentactivity at 5% concentration against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L.
Anandhabhairavi N, Shanthi M, Chinniah C, Geetha R, Vellaikumar S   +4 more
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