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Efficacy of Chlorobenzene as a New Fumigant for Control of Confused Flour Beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Rice Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]

Insects
Chlorobenzene is an industrial chemical with relatively high vapor pressure and has been used in the past to produce pesticide DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane).
Yong-Biao Liu
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Influence of Rice Seeding Rate on Efficacies of Neonicotinoid and Anthranilic Diamide Seed Treatments against Rice Water Weevil

Insects, 2014
Rice in the U.S. is frequently seeded at low rates and treated before sowing with neonicotinoid or anthranilic diamide insecticides to target the rice water weevil.
Jason Hamm, Srinivas Lanka, Michael Stout   +2 more
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Engineering of Amygdalin Biosynthesis in Rice Endosperm for Pharmaceutical Production and Sitophilus oryzae Resistance. [PDF]

Plant Biotechnol J
Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 8, Page 4860-4862, August 2026.
Chen K, Chai N, Chen S, Ye C, Sun K, Guo J, Zhou X, Chen D, Liu J, Hu Y, Zou Y, Cao R, Jiang S, Tang B, Zhu Q, Liu C, Tan J.   +16 more
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Toxicity and enzymatic activity changes in rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) induced by basil (Ocimum basilicum) and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) essential oils [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae is one of the primary insects that infest stored grains, causing both quantitative and qualitative losses. The use of synthetic pesticides to control it has led to the emergence of several problems related to human ...
Ahmed Fayez Omar, Fatma Mohamed Ameen Khalil, Maryam M. Alomran, Tamer Ismail, Ahmed I. El-Tokhy, Khaled Abdelaal, Fatehia N. Gharsan, Reem Nasser Almozini, Ahmed M. Abouelatta   +8 more
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Assessments of some animal bones biochar as paddy protectants against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. [Coleoptera: Curculionidae] [PDF]

Heliyon
The main insect pest of stored paddy is Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil). Huge amounts of rice are produced by peasant farmers each year, but the bulk of it is wasted due to insufficient storage facilities and insect pest attacks brought on by careless ...
Kayode David Ileke, Ayomide Anuoluwapo Ojomo   +1 more
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Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Marim AVC, Carazzolle MF, Pereira GAG, De Oliveira CR.   +3 more
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Physicochemical grain properties of wheat cultivars and insect biology drive resistance to Sitophilus oryzae L. [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a formidable global pest of storage grains. This study investigated how the interplay between the physicochemical grain parameters of wheat cultivars and the pest’s physiological ...
Pattathanam Sundaran Arya, Chitra Srivastava, Salim Rajna, Hagalavadi Vijayakumar Ranjith, Sabtharishi Subramanian   +4 more
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Insecticidal efficiency of selected essential oils against stored pests Sitophilus orzyae and Callosobruchus maculatus by using GC–MS analysis [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Insect pests impose considerable damage on stored grains and food products globally, leading to a decrease in their weight, quality, and market value. Historically, various herbs and spices, including turmeric, garlic, and cloves, have been utilized to ...
V. S. Revathy, Ann Mary Jacob, Neha Binu
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Influence of rice variety and grain form on the development and infestation of Sitophilus oryzae (L.): A comparative analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Post harvest losses caused by the rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.) pose a severe threat to food security and farmer income in Ethiopia. While both rice variety and grain processing form (paddy, brown, polished) influence susceptibility, their ...
Geteneh Mitku Chekol
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[IN1167--Minor] Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Distribution and Management in Florida

EDIS, 2021
The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, is the most widely distributed and destructive pest of rice, Oryza sativa L., in the United States (Way 1990).
Matthew T. VanWeelden, Ron H. Cherry, Mike Karounos   +2 more
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