In this paper, the effect of a highly purified N2 (98.5%) controlled atmosphere-generated in situ by a membrane nitrogen separator on wheat seeds with eggs of Sitophilus oryzae (2-5 days old) and eggs of Tribolium confusum (2-3 days old) was evaluated. Trials were carried out in an airtight stainless silo filled with wheat, in which a nitrogen atmosphere was maintained for durations lasting from one to several days. The mean temperature recorded during the treatment varied from 22 to 24 °C. After the treatment, the infested seeds with eggs of S. oryzae and the eggs of T. confusum were transferred to a jar with rearing medium and kept at 27 ± 1 °C and 70 ± 5% R.H. The jars were checked every two days to record adult emergence. Eighty percent mortality was observed in T. confusum and S. oryzae with two and four days of treatment, respectively. One hundred percent mortality was obtained after five days of treatment in the case of T. confusum and six days for S. oryzae.

Semifield study on the effect of membrane-based nitrogen production for the control of the eggs of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium confusum J. du V / D.P. Locatelli, P. Girgenti, L. Moncini, L. Limonta. - In: JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGICAL AND ACAROLOGICAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 2279-7084. - 52:2(2020), pp. 42-44. [10.4081/jear.2020.9278]

Semifield study on the effect of membrane-based nitrogen production for the control of the eggs of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium confusum J. du V

D.P. Locatelli
Primo
;
P. Girgenti
Secondo
;
L. Limonta
Ultimo
2020

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of a highly purified N2 (98.5%) controlled atmosphere-generated in situ by a membrane nitrogen separator on wheat seeds with eggs of Sitophilus oryzae (2-5 days old) and eggs of Tribolium confusum (2-3 days old) was evaluated. Trials were carried out in an airtight stainless silo filled with wheat, in which a nitrogen atmosphere was maintained for durations lasting from one to several days. The mean temperature recorded during the treatment varied from 22 to 24 °C. After the treatment, the infested seeds with eggs of S. oryzae and the eggs of T. confusum were transferred to a jar with rearing medium and kept at 27 ± 1 °C and 70 ± 5% R.H. The jars were checked every two days to record adult emergence. Eighty percent mortality was observed in T. confusum and S. oryzae with two and four days of treatment, respectively. One hundred percent mortality was obtained after five days of treatment in the case of T. confusum and six days for S. oryzae.
Rice weevil; Confused flour beetle; nitrogen; controlled atmosphere;
Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale e Applicata
2020
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