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Food selection of maize weevil Sitophilus Zeamais (motschulsky) [PDF]

, 2020
The instintive behaviour exhibited by insects in the selecting  food is always a matter of  interests to entomologists, and it is one of the fundamental principles underlining the application of entomology to agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Nguyen Van Dzuong, Dzuong, Nguyen Van, Long, Khuat Dang, Khuat Dang Long   +3 more
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Effect of Storage Duration on Sorghum Seed Quality: Seed Composition and Storage Pest Activity

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study aimed to determine the effect of storage duration on sorghum seed quality, specifically focusing on weight loss and storage pest infestation, under laboratory conditions. Eight different sorghum cultivars (Kawali, Numbu, Suri 4, Super 1, Soper 6, Bioguma 1, Bioguma 2 and Bioguma 3) were tested, each with an initial moisture content of 12 ...
Nurnina Nonci, Endang Gati Lestari, Amran Muis, Syafruddin, Sri Wahyuni, Surianto Sipi, Ramlah Arief, M. Sudjak Saenong, Ahmad Muliadi, Nidhi Chaudhary   +9 more
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Aplicação de ozônio contra Sitophilus zeamais e Tribolium castaneum em milho armazenado Ozone application against Sitophilus zeamais and Tribolium castaneum on stored maize

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2008
Neste trabalho a meta principal foi avaliar a suscetibilidade dos adultos de Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) e Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) e a qualidade fisiológica dos grãos de milho submetidos ...
Adriano F. Rozado, Lêda R. A. Faroni, Wilfredo M. I. Urruchi, Raul N. C. Guedes, Juliana L. Paes   +4 more
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Phytochemical Analysis and Insecticidal Activity of Four Plant Extracts Against Maize Weevil and Larger Grain Borer

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Plant‐based biopesticides provide a sustainable alternative to synthetic insecticides for managing postharvest losses caused by maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus). This study evaluated the phytochemical composition and insecticidal activity of methanolic extracts of Lantana camara, Citrus sinensis, Moringa
Samuel Yakubu Gariba, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Vincent Yao Eziah, Nidhi Chaudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biologische Bekämpfung des Maiskäfers Sitophilus zeamais (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mais mit der Lagererzwespe Lariophagus distinguendus (Förster) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) sowie der Reismotte Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Reis mit der Mehlmottenschlupfwespe Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) [PDF]

, 2008
Maize and rice constitute some of the most important cereals cultivated in the world, being used as staple food for people especially in Africa. The rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica, and the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, are major pests of stored ...
Schöller, Matthias, Büttner, Carmen, Reichmuth, Christoph, Obeng-Ofori, Daniel, Prozell, Sabine, Adarkwah, Charles   +5 more
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Microcapsules Containing Lippia origanoides Kunth Essential Oil as a Natural Alternative to Control Food Spoilage Pathogens: A Preliminary Study

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This research presents a preliminary study on the volatile retention and antimicrobial potential of microencapsulated Lippia origanoides essential oil (LoEO), aiming to analyze the viability of the process in terms of maintaining its main volatile constituents and its effectiveness against food‐contaminating bacteria.
Sandra Layse Ferreira Sarrazin, Leomara Andrade da Silva, José Guilherme Soares Maia, Rosa Helena Veras Mourão, Jaqueline Pinto Ribeiro, Ricardo Bezerra de Oliveira, Essam Hebishy   +6 more
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Contact and Spatial Repellency of Natural and Synthetic Repellents Toward Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) Beetle Larvae

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Dermestes maculatus, commonly known as the hide beetle, is a species of dermestid beetle notorious for its destructive behavior, making it a threat to wool fabrics, leather, and other animal‐based materials often found in museum collections. The use of chemical insecticides requires that the individual get in contact with the treated substrate, with ...
Luisa Pereyra, Federico Galassi, Paola Gonzalez-Audino, Hector Masuh, Vahid Mahdavi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fumigant activity of plant essential oil from Armoracia rusticana (L.) on Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]

, 2013
The fumigant toxicity of essential oil from horseradish plant, Armoracia rusticana (L.), was assessed against Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) and Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky. A.
Akinkurolere, RO, Chen, H, Zhang, H
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Feeding Deterrents against Two Grain Storage Insects from Euphorbia fischeriana

Molecules, 2011
The screening of several Chinese medicinal herbs for insecticidal principles showed that Euphorbia fischeriana roots possessed significant feeding deterrent activity against two stored-product insects (Tribolium castaneum and Sitophilus zeamais).
Zhi Wei Deng, Shu Shan Du, Zi Mu Liu, Qi Zhi Liu, Sheng Min Shen, Zhi Long Liu, Cheng Fang Wang, Zhu Feng Geng   +7 more
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Insecticide-mediated shift in ecological dominance between two competing species of grain beetles.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Competition is a driving force regulating communities often considered an intermittent phenomenon, difficult to verify and potentially driven by environmental disturbances.
Erick Maurício G Cordeiro, Alberto S Corrêa, Raul Narciso C Guedes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source