Using fumigation toxicity data of 11 natural and synthetic cyanohydrins to house fly (Musca domestica) and a stored-product pest, the lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica), the quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) of cyanohydrins were examined by Oxford Molecular CAChe 3.2 and Microsoft Excel. This analysis used eight physicochemical parameters. Correlation between the LC(50...

Laboratory trials were carried out on the influence of low temperatures on adult survival, reproduction and egg hatch of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera Bostrichidae). Temperatures of 3, 7, 12, 17 and 27 °C were studied. Results show the lethal time (LT) required for killing 5%, 50% and 95% of the tested insects was significantly affected by temperature but not adu...

Cereal Chem. 73(6):744-750 Lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica), red flour beetle (Tribolium flour beetle caused some off-odor. The other three insects caused little or castaneum), rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), saw-toothed grain beetle no objectionable odor, even though infestation was heavy. High concen(Oryzaephilus surinamensis), and rusty grain beetle (Cryptolestes fertrations of 2-p...

Insecticidal fumigation toxicity of natural and synthetic cyanohydrins was evaluated with four stored-product pests: the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F), the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst, the saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis L, the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch) and the house fly, Musca domestica L. The fumigation LC50 values were calcul...

An examination of oviposition choices by the lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), showed that wounded peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, bark was attractive to females for oviposition. Females responded to bark that was injured mechanically (e.g., hammer blows, knife cuts, pruning wounds), infested by lesser peachtree borer larvae or injured...

There is a world-wide need for the development of sustainable management strategies to control pest infestation and the development of phosphine (PH3) resistance in lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica). Computer simulation models can provide a relatively fast, safe and inexpensive way to weigh the merits of various management options. However, the usefulness of simulation models relies on ...

Many insects show a greater attraction to multimodal cues, e.g. odour and colour combined, than to either cue alone. Despite the potential to apply the knowledge to improve control strategies, studies of multiple stimuli have not been undertaken for stored product pest insects. We tested orientation towards a food odour (crushed white maize) in combination with a colour cue (coloured paper with...