Identifying stored-product insects is essential for granary management. Automated, computerbased classification methods are rapidly developing in many areas. A hyperspectral imaging technique could potentially be developed to identify stored-product insect species and geographical strains. This study tested and adapted the technique using four geographical strains of each of two insect species,...

medicinal plant powders have traditionally been used as grain protectants against stored-product insect pests. in this study, insecticidal activity of carum copticum l. and cuminum cyminum l. powders was assessed on adults of sitophilus granarius l. and tribolium confusum jacquelin du val. experiments were carried out on wheat at 27 ± 1 ºcand 55 ± 5% r. h. the mortality increased with increasin...

The stored-product insects are one of the major causes losses in stored cereals. Most control measures still rely on a synthetic pesticide usage, but due to its negative side effects goods, human health, and environment, there is an urgent need for alternative control. A natural formulation based diatomaceous earth (DE) SilicoSec®, enhanced with botanicals (essential oil lavender, corn oil, bay...

Background: Nowadays stored–product insect pests are controlled by pesticides and chemical fumigant compounds. The continueous use of chemical pesticides is harmful for non–target creatures specially humans and other mammals. Beside they polluted the environment. Objective: Accoring to the studies, the essential oil of Labiatae plants have insecticidal activity against some pests. In this st...

762 between the tracheoles and the internal tissues. In resistant insects phosphine slowly reacts with some component of the membrane which retards its entry but may slowly oxidize it to hypophosphite. Since this site is not the toxic lesion no harm is done. In susceptible insects phosphine is transported unchanged into the internal tissues where it disrupts sensitive redox systems thus generat...

Rice is the most important durable food product for more than half of world’s population, as it very nutritious in terms carbohydrate containment and can meet a large part human caloric needs on daily basis. The sensitivity rice fortified with spearmint or basil was evaluated three stored insect species: Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) Bostrychidae)...