Natural Warriors against Stored-Grain Pests: The Joint Action of Beauveria bassiana and Steinernema carpocapsae

W Wakil, NG Kavallieratos, N Eleftheriadou, T Yaseen… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tribolium castaneum, Trogoderma granarium, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Sitophilus
oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, and Cryptolestes ferrugineus are all major pests of stored …

The use of Beauveria bassiana for the control of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus, in stored maize: Semi-field trials in Ghana

B Luke, MA Acheampong, DEN Rangel, EW Cornelius… - Fungal Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Laboratory research in Ghana demonstrated the effectiveness of an isolate of Beauveria
bassiana (IMI 389521) from the United Kingdom against the larger grain borer Prostephanus …

Entomopathogenic action of wild fungal strains against stored product beetle pests

S Mantzoukas, I Lagogiannis, F Kitsiou, PA Eliopoulos - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stored product pests cause significant losses to agricultural products every
year. Their control depends heavily on the use of fumigants and other insecticides, which …

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the efficacy of spinetoram against Sitophilus granarius, Sitophilus zeamais and Tribolium castaneum

HAA Khan - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abiotic environmental variables often have strong influence on the efficacy of insecticides
that ultimately affect the success of pest management programs. In the present work, effect of …

Spinetoram: A potential grain protectant

TN Vassilakos, CG Athanassiou - 2023 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the results of an extensive search in bibliography for the use of
spinetoram for the control of stored-product insects. In this context, we present the available …

Entomopathogenic Fungus and Enhanced Diatomaceous Earth: The Sustainable Lethal Combination against Tribolium castaneum

W Wakil, NG Kavallieratos, EP Nika, T Riasat… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study determined the efficacy of the Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin
(Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) alone or combined with the diatomaceous earth DEA (a …

Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

T Ahmad, S Hassan, D Stephan - New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cydia pomonella L. is a highly destructive pest inflicting substantial damage on pome fruits
globally. Resistance to chemical pesticides by C. pomonella poses a significant challenge to …

Comparative efficacy of alternative insecticides for Rhyzopertha dominica management in Colombia: Beyond organophosphates and pyrethroids

G Bohórquez, LOV Jumbo, A Albino-Bohórquez… - Journal of Stored …, 2024 - Elsevier
Here, we directly compared the insecticide efficacy of diamides (chlorantraniliprole),
neonicotinoids (thiamethoxam), and spinosyns (spinosad and spinetoram) with that of …

Entomopathogenic fungi raise the effectiveness of organophosphorus insecticides against Trogoderma granarium

HA Gad, MMM Hassuba, SAM Abdelgaleil - Journal of Stored Products …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of wheat grains with three organophosphorus insecticides (OPs),
chlorpyrifos-methyl (CH), malathion (MA) and pirimiphos-methyl (PI) alone and in …

Oxymatrine-based insecticide: A natural product for the control of stored-product beetle pests in wheat grain

G Andrić, MP Golić, N Đukić, S Trdan, T Bohinc… - Journal of Stored …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insecticides of natural origin are a promising alternative to synthetic insecticides. Therefore,
the intention of this study was to evaluate the potential of the natural product oxymatrine, as …