Artículo
New insecticide delivery method for the control of Sitophilus zeamais in stored maize
Peschiutta, María Laura
; Brito, Vanessa Daniela; Achimón, Fernanda
; Zunino, María Paula
; Usseglio, Virginia Lara
; Zygadlo, Julio Alberto
Fecha de publicación:
09/2019
Editorial:
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
Revista:
Journal of Stored Products Research
ISSN:
0022-474X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Maize kernel deterioration caused by the action of insects has led to an urgent need to develop new control methods against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, one of the major pests found in silo bags during the storage of maize. Here, we evaluated the insecticidal efficiency of plasticized and unplasticized cotton matrices (deliveries), loaded with R-(+)-pulegone, (−)-carvone, 2-decanone and trans-2-hexenol against S. zeamais. R-(+)- pulegone was the only compound that produced weevil mortality. Plasticized delivery loaded with R-(+)-pulegone achieved a 90% mortality on the 12th day, with mortality values recorded of above 96% over the course of 30 days. R-(+)-pulegone from plasticized delivery was released more slowly compared to unplasticized delivery. Moreover, delivery loaded with R-(+)-pulegone did not show phytotoxicity in maize kernels. Hence, due to its effectiveness against the weevil and the lack of phytotoxic activity against maize kernels, plasticized delivery loaded with R-(+)-pulegone represents a promising material for S. zeamais control. However, large-scale studies are needed in order to evaluate its potential use in grain storage systems.
Palabras clave:
COTTON MATRIX
,
DELIVERY
,
INSECT CONTROL
,
MAIZE KERNELS
,
PLASTICIZER
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Articulos(IMBIV)
Articulos de INST.MULTIDISCIPL.DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL (P)
Articulos de INST.MULTIDISCIPL.DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL (P)
Citación
Peschiutta, María Laura; Brito, Vanessa Daniela; Achimón, Fernanda; Zunino, María Paula; Usseglio, Virginia Lara; et al.; New insecticide delivery method for the control of Sitophilus zeamais in stored maize; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Stored Products Research; 83; 9-2019; 185-190
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