Testing the Insecticidal Activity of Nanostructured Alumina on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Under Laboratory Conditions Using Galvanized Steel Containers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Insect Culture
2.2. Insecticides Dust Used for Bioassays
2.3. Laboratory Efficacy Tests: Adult Survival, Grain Damage and Progeny Production Assessment
2.4. Experimental Design and Bioassay Conditions
2.5. Data and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Parental Survival (Adults)
3.2. Grain Damage (Grain Weight Loss and Frass Production)
3.3. F1 Production (Transgenerational Effects of NSA on Sitophilus Oryzae)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment (ppm) | Percent Mortality | Letters |
---|---|---|
Control (0) | 8.4 | A |
DiatomiD® (250) | 64.6 | B |
Protect-It® (250) | 82 | C |
DiatomiD® (500) | 82.7 | C |
Protect-It® (500) | 97.8 | D |
NSA (250) | 100 | D |
NSA (500) | 100 | D |
Treatment (ppm) | % Wheat Weight Loss | Frass Grams (SE) | N° Adults F1 (SE) | Multiplication Rate of F1 |
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Control | 17.46 | 1.85 (0.15) | 2171 (49.1) | 0.30 |
DiatomiD® 250 | 1.64 | 0.92 (0.02) | 1363 (15.6) | 0.24 |
DiatomiD® 500 | 0.25 | 0.46 (0.12) | 816 (47.2) | 0.17 |
Protect-It®250 | 0.19 | 0.32 (0.04) | 574 (41.3) | 0.12 |
Protect-It®500 | 0.23 | 0.27 (0.05) | 434 (26.4) | 0.09 |
NSA 250 | 0.15 | 0.22 (0.03) | 306 (14.6) | 0.05 |
NSA 500 | 0.12 | 0.13 (0.002) | 214 (14.6) | 0.01 |
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López-García, G.P.; Buteler, M.; Stadler, T. Testing the Insecticidal Activity of Nanostructured Alumina on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Under Laboratory Conditions Using Galvanized Steel Containers. Insects 2018, 9, 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030087
López-García GP, Buteler M, Stadler T. Testing the Insecticidal Activity of Nanostructured Alumina on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Under Laboratory Conditions Using Galvanized Steel Containers. Insects. 2018; 9(3):87. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030087
Chicago/Turabian StyleLópez-García, Guillermo Pablo, Micaela Buteler, and Teodoro Stadler. 2018. "Testing the Insecticidal Activity of Nanostructured Alumina on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Under Laboratory Conditions Using Galvanized Steel Containers" Insects 9, no. 3: 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030087