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Combination of neem and physical disturbance for the control of four insect pests of stored products

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Sunita Facknath
Sunita Facknath*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
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*E-mail: sunif@uom.ac.mu
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Abstract

Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) has been demonstrated to reduce insect populations in stored products through its toxic and growth-disrupting and other effects on the pests. Grain movement and percussion also help to kill pests in grain. The combination of neem and grain movement on population growth and development of four insect pests is reported in this study. Dried whole neem leaves, neem leaf powder and neem seed kernel oil were combined individually with dried beans and rice in separate experiments, and subjected to varying degrees of gentle grain tumbling. The results showed that the combined treatments were more effective in reducing populations and disturbing growth and development of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Bruchidae), Sitophilusoryzae (Linnaeus) (Curculionidae), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Silvanidae) and Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Cucujidae) compared to the untreated control or the neem or tumbling treatments alone. This study demonstrates the potential of a simple, effective and cheap method of protecting stored seed or food grain in small-scale storage for resource-poor farmers who do not have access to sophisticated control methods, entoleters or other mechanical devices for grain protection.

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neemAzadirachta indicaricebeansphysical disturbanceAcanthoscelides obtectusSitophilus oryzaeOryzaephilus surinamensisCryptolestes ferrugineus
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 16 - 27
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Copyright © ICIPE 2006

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