Wandering-phase ®fth instar Plodia interpuntella (HuÈ bner) were exposed at 3-week intervals for 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 h on concrete treated with sprays of 100, 150, and 200 mg 20% cy ̄uthrin wettable powder (WP) per m over a 15-week period. Pupation rate and adult emergence were not signi®cantly di€erent (Pr0.05) with respect to exposure interval at any application rate. Of the larvae exposed at wee...

A pheromone-baited trap was developed to monitor the Indian meal moth in grocery stores and similar areas where visible traps are not desirable. The trap can be used under shelves and against walls. As a shelf mount, the trap is in close proximity to the food packages and may capture emerging insects before they mate. The trap can also be used as a hanging trap similar to the Pherocon II. When ...

Two Indian spices, Trachyspermum ammi and Myristica fragrans, were studied for their essential oil (EO) yielding pattern, insecticidal activity, antibacterial activity, and composition. The essential oils (EOs) of T. ammi (1.94 ± 30 mL/100 gm) and M. fragrans (5.93 ± 90 mL/100 gm) were extracted using hydrodistillation method. In Gas Chromatography analysis, the beta-pinene, alpha-pinene, alpha...