Efficacy of Essential Oils Against Three Stored Product Coleoptera in Wheat Stored in Superbags

Authors

  • Ranjeet Kumar Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture, Dumraon, Buxar Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur 813210, Bihar
  • Purnvarath S. Pandey Education Planning and Home Science Division, ICAR, KAB II, New Delhi 110012
  • Ravindra Kumar Sohane Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur 813210, Bihar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.34

Keywords:

Essential oils, Chenopodium botrys, Citrus reticulata, Lantana camara, Pinus roxburghii, alone or combination, wheat, superbags, storage, Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, Tribolium castaneum, fumigant toxicity

Abstract

This study evaluates the efficacy of essential oils against Sitophilus oryzae (L.), Rhyzopertha dominica L. and Tribolium castaneum Herbst in wheat stored in superbags under laboratory condition. The results reveal that the essential oil of Chenopodium botrys, Citrus reticulata, Lantana camara, and Pinus roxburghii at 0.4% alone or in combination of C. botrys + C. reticulata, C. reticulata + P. roxburghii, L. camara + P. roxburghii, C. botrys + P. roxburghii at 0.2% each completely check the feeding and breeding of these pests. The essential oil of C. botrys, C. reticulata, L. camara, and P. roxburghii at 0.4% either alone or in combination (as above) at 0.2% check the infestation and weight loss, up to twelve months of storage.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Kumar, R. ., Pandey, P. S., & Sohane, R. K. . (2021). Efficacy of Essential Oils Against Three Stored Product Coleoptera in Wheat Stored in Superbags. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(3), 651–653. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.34

Issue

Volume 84, Issue 3, September 2022

Section

Research Communications
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