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Effects of different inert dusts on Sitophilus oryzae and Plodia interpunctella during contact exposure [PDF]
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2018 The use of natural inert dusts against storage insect pests is increasing recently, as an alternative to conventional insecticides. Laboratory study was carried out to evaluate the contact effect of three inert dusts, diatomaceous earth (DE), kaoline (KA)
Gvozdenac, Sonja +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 We evaluated formulations of diatomaceous earth and zeolite originated from natural deposits from Greece as insecticides in concrete and steel surfaces for the control of three major beetle species of stored products: Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera ...
Georgia V. Baliota +1 more
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Efficiency of inert mineral dusts in the control of corn weevil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2016 Corn weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) may cause great losses in the crop and in stored corn grains. This insect is controlled with the use of chemical insecticides, which may cause serious damage to human health. One alternative of control is the use of inert
Carlos F. Jairoce +5 more
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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant ScienceCabbage (Brassica oleracea var. alba) production in Europe faces challenges from insecticide resistance and environmental concerns. Inert dusts offer a promising alternative, but their field efficacy remains underexplored.
Luka Batistič +7 more
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Effect of Five Types Inert Dust to Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Stored Rice Seeds [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Life Science, 2019 Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) is one of the primary pests in stored rice. Generally, pest control in the storage was done by spraying and fumigation using synthetic insecticide.
Ludji Pantja Astuti +3 more
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The Reduction Reaction Behavior of Steelmaking Dusts with Lignin under Different Atmospheres. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)This study investigated lignin as a reducing agent instead of fossil carbon for the reduction of zinc oxide and zinc ferrite contained in steelmaking dusts. Three types of dusts from different steelmaking processes were considered: ferrochrome converter (
Don DMWW, Fabritius T, Omran M.
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Grain & Oil Science and Technology, 2020 Water-solid interactions play a key role in determining the efficacy of inert dusts. The critical water activity (Awc) for phase transition in amorphous materials is an important characteristic of amorphous inert dusts used as grain protectants. As water
Kouame Yao +5 more
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EVALUATION OF SOME NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC INERT DUSTS AGAINST KHAPRA BEETLE Trogoderma granarium EVERTS REARED ON TREATED WHEATS GRAINS [PDF]
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2010 This study was conducted to evaluate a group of inert dusts against khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts by the determination of population density of the insect and the loss of weight caused by it when reared on wheat treated with dusts for 3 and 7
Riyad Ahmed Al-Iraqi
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Entomological Communications, 2020 Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) is know as one of main pests of stored canola seeds worldwide, however, the cases of infestation in Brazil are still not reported. Due to its potential pest status allied to the increasing production of canola in Brazil,
Paulo S. G. Cremonez +6 more
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Evaluation of inert dusts against phosphine resistant strains of Cryptolestes ferrugineus [PDF]
, 2010 The relative phosphine resistance of two strains of Cryptolestes ferrugineus was measured by the method of knockdown at 2 mg/L of phosphine. The efficacy of five inert dusts (Puliangtai, G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4) against the adults of two strains (JXCF and ...
Cao, Y., Li, G., Li, Y.
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