EFFICACY OF FOGGING ON CORN KERNELS TO BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF MAIZE WEEVIL, SITOPHILUS MAIZE L

Natural grain's fogging is a Indonesian traditional method which applied since many years ago. Recently, no specific research was approving this method, especially for maize. Maize weevil, Sitophilus maize L common destructive insect pest considered losses on stored grains. The aim of to determined effect grains biological S.maize L. This conducted using complete randomized design with three levels durations 0, 15, 30, 45 minutes replications. Observation factors were weevil behavior (S.maize L), frasses, and grain level infestation. results showed that the infestation decreased as well increasing duration. Fogging good safeness control grain. Formaldehyde in fog affected prevents from attacking weevil. cheap safe regarding environmental issues