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Ortiz U,Margarita; Silva A,Gonzalo; Tapia V,Maritza; Rodriguez M,J. Concepción; Lagunes T,Angel; Santillán-Ortega,Candelario; Robles-Bermúdez,Agustín; Aguilar-Medel,Sotero. |
The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) and the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst) are two key pests of stored-grain products worldwide. The insecticidal activity of boldo (Peumus boldus Molina) powder, liquid ethanolic and hexanic extracts against S. zeamais and T. castaneum were evaluated under laboratory conditions. The evaluated variables were mortality, emergence of adult insects (F1), and grain weight loss. The experimental design was completely randomized. The mortality in S. zeamais was 100% even at the lowest powder concentration (0.5% w/w), whereas emergence of F1 adult insects was 0% and grain weight loss was < 0.08%. For T. castaneum, only 8 and 16% w/w powder concentrations reached 100% mortality. The liquid ethanolic... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Botanical insecticides; Stored grains; Maize weevil; Red flour beetle. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392012000300007 |
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