scholarly journals RNAi-induced silencing of embryonic tryptophan oxygenase in the Pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Fabrick ◽  
Michael R. Kanost ◽  
James E. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Plodia Interpunctella ◽  
Tryptophan Oxygenase ◽  
Pyralid Moth

scholarly journals Regulatory Properties of Hepatic Tryptophan Oxygenase

1972 ◽  
Vol 247 (17) ◽  
pp. 5333-5337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunther Schutz ◽  
Eula Chow ◽  
Philip Feigelson
Keyword(s):  
Tryptophan Oxygenase ◽  
Regulatory Properties

Development of novel green pesticide system by using cold plasma to control Plodia interpunctella in pistachio

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Esmaeili ◽  
Bahram Hosseinzadeh Samani ◽  
Alireza Nemati ◽  
Firouzeh Nazari ◽  
Sajad Rostami
Keyword(s):  
Cold Plasma ◽  
Plodia Interpunctella

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.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document