Effects of different food commodities on larval development and α-amylase activity of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noureddin Bouayad ◽  
Kacem Rharrabe ◽  
Naima Ghailani ◽  
Fouad Sayah
Keyword(s):  
Larval Development ◽  
Amylase Activity ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Food Commodities

Major Digestive Carbohydrase During Larval Development of Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1022-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. de Sales ◽  
Alonso Alcazar ◽  
L. Lima ◽  
Ticiana Amorim ◽  
J. Pitanga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Larval Development ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

scholarly journals Methyl Benzoate Is Superior to Other Natural Fumigants for Controlling the Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella)

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Md Munir Mostafiz ◽  
Errol Hassan ◽  
Rajendra Acharya ◽  
Jae-Kyoung Shim ◽  
Kyeong-Yeoll Lee
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pests ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Methyl Benzoate ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Contact Toxicity ◽  
Fumigant Toxicity ◽  
Indian Meal Moth ◽  
Indian Meal ◽  
Food Commodities

The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is an insect pest that commonly affects stored and postharvest agricultural products. For the control of insect pests and mites, methyl benzoate (MBe) is lethal as a fumigant and also causes contact toxicity; although it has already been established as a food-safe natural product, the fumigation toxicity of MBe has yet to be demonstrated in P. interpunctella. Herein, we evaluated MBe as a potential fumigant for controlling adults of P. interpunctella in two bioassays. Compared to the monoterpenes examined under laboratory conditions, MBe demonstrated high fumigant activity using a 1-L glass bottle at 1 μL/L air within 4 h of exposure. The median lethal concentration (LC50) of MBe was 0.1 μL/L air; the median lethal time (LT50) of MBe at 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 μL/L air was 3.8, 3.3, 2.8, and 2.0 h, respectively. Compared with commercially available monoterpene compounds used in pest control, MBe showed the highest fumigant toxicity (toxicity order as follows): MBe > citronellal > linalool > 1,8 cineole > limonene. Moreover, in a larger space assay, MBe caused 100% mortality of P. interpunctella at 0.01 μL/cm3 of air after 24 h of exposure. Therefore, MBe can be recommended for use in food security programs as an ecofriendly alternative fumigant. Specifically, it provides another management tool for curtailing the loss of stored food commodities due to P. interpunctella infestation.

scholarly journals Efficacy of essential oils to control the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1122-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emiliano Nicolás Jesser ◽  
Jorge Omar Werdin-González ◽  
Ana Paula Murray ◽  
Adriana Alicia Ferrero
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Indian Meal Moth ◽  
Indian Meal ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

scholarly journals Biology and management of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored products

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mohandass ◽  
F.H. Arthur ◽  
K.Y. Zhu ◽  
J.E. Throne
Keyword(s):  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae
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