Simple Summary Currently, there is great global research interest in the use of novel
methods of protection against agricultural, storage, and urban pests, particularly in the use of …

Zeolites are crystalline hydrated aluminosilicates with remarkable physical and chemical
properties, which include losing and receiving water in a reverse way, adsorbing molecules …

Stored-product insects can cause postharvest losses, estimated from up to 9% in developed
countries to 20% or more in develo** countries. There is much interest in alternatives to …

Nowadays, we are tackling various issues related to the overuse of synthetic insecticides.
Growing concerns about biodiversity, animal and human welfare, and food security are …

Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a geological deposit consisting of the fossilised skeletons of
numerous species of siliceous marine and fresh water unicellular organisms, particularly …

▪ Abstract Methyl bromide is used to control insects as a space fumigant in flour and feed
mills and ship holds, as a product fumigant for some fruit and cereals, and for general …

In 1966 at the International Rice Commission meeting, Dr. Lyman Henderson of the United
States Department of Agriculture challenged stored-product entomologists to conduct bold …

Source of diatomaceous earth (DE), insect species, grain moisture content, temperature,
method of application and duration of exposure were all factors that influenced the mortality …

Laboratory experiments were conducted in order to assess the insecticidal effect of a
diatomaceous earth formulation (Silicosec®, Biofa GmbH, Germany) against Sitophilus …

The insecticidal efficacy of the diatomaceous earth (DE) formulation SilicoSec (Biofa GmbH)
against adults and larvae of the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum DuVal …