In this study, the chemical compositions of essential oils obtained from three plants, namely
Salvia officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, and Mentha pulegium, along with their insecticidal …

Food storage helps to ensure the food consumption needs of non-agricultural populations
and to respond to major natural disasters or other emergencies, and the application of food …

Methods Experiments were conducted under laboratory and semi-field conditions using
randomized block design. Ten minerals (ie. kaolin, talc, zinc oxide, bentonite, sulfur …

The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is one of the most
important stored product pests. Fumigation plays a significant role in the management of …

Abstract Background Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner)(Lepidoptera:
Pyralidae) is the dominant pest on the stored products throughout the world. As an …

Natural inert dust has been used as a grain protectant since the ancient Aztecs of Mexico to
this modern era. Natural inert dust is divided into three groups: the first group includes sand …

Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller, Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is one of the
most important insect pests that invade the stored grain of many grains around the world …

Tribolium castaneum is a secondary destructive insect which causes significant damage to
grains. In this study we evaluate the insecticidal activity of diatomaceous earth (DE) and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate and document the characteristic electron
microscopic features of the oocyst of Adelina melolonthae, a coccidian pathogen of the …

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a common storage pest all over
the world. The protection of stored products is very important both to ensure food safety and …