… on the grain surface. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the insect repellency
and … oil and thyme oil against maize weevil in stored organic corn grains using a simulated …

SciELO - Brasil - Toxicity and repellency of essential oils in the management of <i>Sitophilus
zeamais</i> Toxicity and repellency of essential oils in the management of <i>Sitophilus …

… Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate these medicinal plants for their nature as grain
protectant, repellent and contact toxicity against S. zeamais, a major pest of stored maize, wheat …

… On April 27, 1944, 521 materials were each applied to single hills of corn at time of planting.
Four kernels of Spancross sweet corn and 1 gram or more of a single compound were …

… Irritability occurs when an insect is stimulated to leave the toxic environment upon contact …
Repellency occurs when an insect isstimulated to leave the toxic environment before contact …

… vogelii as grain protectants against major stored product insects. The insect mortality and
repellency results of the current study suggest that there exists good potential for the two local …

… pest of stored maize. Both larvae and adults feed on corn grains reducing their weight, …
limited persistence on the environment low mammalian toxicity and low probability of generate …

… repellency against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) adults.
Via topical applications, the three extracted oils had similar toxicity … contact toxicity than the …

… of stored maize, as they do not leave toxic … repellency effect causes the reduction in the
number of insects emerged after sixty days of using the aqueous extract in stored maize grains…

… Controls contained maize grains mixed with 2 ml of methanol and untreated maize grains. …
spicigera for the use as repellent and toxic agents in the management of the maize weevil. …