Efficacy of Modified Atmospheres on Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
| Autor: | Christos G. Athanassiou, Thomas N. Vassilakos, Cristina Castañé, Jordi Riudavets, Rey D. Iturralde-García |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Producció Vegetal, Protecció Vegetal Sostenible |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Insecta Offspring Trogoderma granarium 01 natural sciences Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences Animals Triticum 030304 developmental biology photoperiodism 0303 health sciences Ecology biology Atmosphere Sitophilus General Medicine biology.organism_classification Dermestidae Coleoptera 010602 entomology Maize weevil Insect Science Modified atmosphere Curculionidae Weevils |
| Zdroj: | IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archive Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) |
| Popis: | We investigated the efficacy of two types of modified atmospheres (MA) against adults of the khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts, and the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, under laboratory conditions. Adults of the above species on wheat were exposed to a carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of 70% or a low oxygen (O2) concentration of 0.1% for durations of 0.67 (16 h), 1, 2, 4, and 6 d and stored in an environmental chamber set at 28 ± 2°C, 70 ± 5% RH, and a photoperiod of 16:8 (L:D) h. After each exposure interval, immediate mortality and knockdown were recorded, and the surviving or knocked down individuals were transferred to normal atmospheres and returned to the environmental chamber, where survival was recorded 7 d later. In addition, after the immediate and delayed mortality counts, all adults were removed from the substrate, and the number of progeny produced was recorded 60 d later. Both MA conditions totally controlled (100% mortality) the adults of T. granarium and S. zeamais immediately after a 6-d exposure or after a 4-d exposure when delayed mortality was taken into account, showing the postexposure effect of the MA. Moreover, high CO2 was more effective than low O2 for S. zeamais, whereas the reverse was true for T. granarium. The 4-d exposure period was crucial for the production of progeny of both species because after that period surviving insects did not produce offspring. Our results show that both MA conditions can be used with success to control these species. |
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