Sitophilus zeamais
Bioefficacy of Organic Extracts of Ocimum basilicum against Sitophilus zeamais
... (Sitophilus zeamais) (Coleoptera; Dryophthoridae), is one of the most important primary pest that attack stored-maize among others like larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) ...[1]. Sitophilus ...
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Phytochemical Screening and Insecticidal Activity of Three Extracts of Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl Krause) on Sitophilus zeamais (Maize Weevil)
... The effect of the methanol extract of Tapinanthus bangwensis is more significant on Sitophilus zeamais (maize weevil). Moreover, the results of phytochemical screening showed that the methanol extract ...
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Study of insecticidal properties of Trachyspermum ammi and Mentha arvensis essential oils against Sitophilus zeamais L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
... Trachyspermum ammi and Mentha arvensis essential oils have been evaluated for repellent, insecticidal and oviposition inhibitory activities in maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais. In repellency assay, T. ammi ...
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Toxicity of three plant extracts against bean weevil, callosobruchus maculatus (f ) and maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais motsch
... (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky), may infest the corn grain during storage and transport, attack may start in the mature crop when the moisture content (MC) of the grain had fallen to 18 to ...
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INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF VITEX CYMOSA (LAMIACEAE) AND ESCHWEILERA PEDICELLATA(LECYTHIDACEAE) EXTRACTS AGAINST SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS ADULTS (CURCULIONIDAE)
... Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, 1855 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is considered an important stored grains pest in Brazil. This weevil affects production quantitatively and qualitatively, and contaminates ...
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Comparative Study of the Genetic Variability of Sitophilus Zeamais Subservient to 2 Host Plants (Millet and Maize) in Senegal (West Africa)
... In Senegal, maize and millet constitute the food base of households, especially rural households. These 2 cereals occupy respectively 28% and 11% in rural areas against respectively 19% and 5% in urban areas [14]. But ...
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Bioactivity and Volatile Profiling of Azadirachta indica Leaves for the Management of Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) Infestations
... The contact toxic effect of neem leaf powders on the survival of maize weevil adults are presented in Table 2. Tested leaf powders of A. indica significantly (P˂0.05) reduced the longevity of adults on treated maize ...
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Grain Protectant Efficacy of Makabuhay, Tinospora rumphii Extract Against Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais M.
... products of which insects are among the major agent contributors for the damage after-crop period (Rupp et al., 2011). Sori and Ayana (2012) stated that corn weevil, Sitophilus zeamais is a major pest ...
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Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of COX II from Sitophilus zeamais , a Potential Action Site of AITC
... COXⅡ was about 44 kD, and the concentration of fusion protein was 50μg/mL. UV-spectrophotometer and infrared spectrometer analysis showed that recombinant COXⅡ could catalyze the oxidation of substrate Cytc, and ...
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Maize Variety Screening against Maize Weevil Sitophilus zeamais under Storage in Chitwan Condition of Nepal
... Weevil Sitophilus zeamais Mots, 1855 is one of the most serious, internal feeding pests of maize seed and ...S. zeamais are found in all warm and tropical parts of the ...
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Tratamento de milho em grão e espiga com pós inertes no controle do gorgulho do milho Sitophilus zeamais
... ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to test the effects of alternative treatments for seed corn variety (IPR 114), stored in bulk and bagged spikes, in control of the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Mots). ...
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Insecticidal products from local Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Plectranthus glandulosus Hook for the protection of stored grains against the infestation of Callosobruchus maculatus F. and Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
... weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus ...S. zeamais infestations (Parugrug & Roxas 2008; Yuya et ...
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Interspecific Competition and Grain Hosts Selection of Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch ) (Coleoptera; Dryophtoridae) and Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera; Bostrichidae)
... between Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus, this is likely to lead a significant increase in stored maize ...S. zeamais should be considered as a superior competitor and ...S. ...
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Management of Sitophilus zeamais Motshulsky (Coleoptera: Ciurculionidae) and Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae) using locally available agricultural wastes in Southern Ethiopia
... Abstract. Locally available agricultural wastes including sawdust, coffee husk and wood ash were evaluated at different proportions against Sitophilus zeamais and Sitotrog cerealella in 2002 in Awassa ...
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Controle alternativo do gorgulho do milho, Sitophilus zeamais, em armazenamento com subprodutos do processamento do xisto, no Paraná, Brasil
... milho, Sitophilus zeamais, cujo inseto, foi utilizado em nossos ensaios para fins deste estudo, o qual foi multiplicado, em sementes de milho, no laboratório de Entomologia do IAPAR, em ...
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Evaluation of Eucalyptus tereticornis, Tagetes minuta and Carica papaya as Stored Maize Grain Protectants against Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
... Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major food security crop in Africa and it is usually stored to provide food reserves and also seed materials for planting [1]. Maize is a staple food of Zimbabwe and is widely grown by ...
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Óleo essencial de Schinus molle L para o controle de Sitophilus zeamais Most 1855 (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) em milho
... de Sitophilus zeamais, constatou que o tratamento com erva de santa maria, Chenopodium ambrosoides, foi muito eficiente no controle dessa espécie, causando 100% de ...
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Bioinsecticidal Activity of Eucalyptol and 1R-Alpha-Pinene Rich Acetonic Oils of Eucalyptus saligna on Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
... (Sitophilus zeamais) were obtained from Banda maize flour stores and the colony was mass reared on whole maize grains in glass containers at optimal growth conditions (ambient temperature of 25–28°C, 60–70% ...
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Use of NeemPro®, a neem product to control maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on three maize varieties in Cameroon
... Background: Sitophilus zeamais is a key pest of stored maize causing serious economic damage. The predominant control of this pest is the use of synthetic residual pesticides, which have adverse effects on ...
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Effectiveness of binary combinations of Plectranthus glandulosus leaf powder and Hymenocardia acida wood ash against Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
... S. zeamais mortality produced synergistic effect, whereas combination made up by 50% of ...in Sitophilus zeamais and grain damage recorded in stored maize treated with the binary combinations of wood ...
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