Salem, A., Hamzah, A., El-Taweelah, N. (2015). ALUMINUM AND ZINC OXIDES NANOPARTICLES AS A NEW METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE RED FLOUR BEETLES, Tribolium castaneum (HERBEST) COMPARED TO MALATHION INSECTICIDE.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 6(1), 129-137. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2015.53186
Abeer A. Salem; Amal M. Hamzah; Nariman M. El-Taweelah. "ALUMINUM AND ZINC OXIDES NANOPARTICLES AS A NEW METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE RED FLOUR BEETLES, Tribolium castaneum (HERBEST) COMPARED TO MALATHION INSECTICIDE.". Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 6, 1, 2015, 129-137. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2015.53186
Salem, A., Hamzah, A., El-Taweelah, N. (2015). 'ALUMINUM AND ZINC OXIDES NANOPARTICLES AS A NEW METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE RED FLOUR BEETLES, Tribolium castaneum (HERBEST) COMPARED TO MALATHION INSECTICIDE.', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 6(1), pp. 129-137. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2015.53186
Salem, A., Hamzah, A., El-Taweelah, N. ALUMINUM AND ZINC OXIDES NANOPARTICLES AS A NEW METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE RED FLOUR BEETLES, Tribolium castaneum (HERBEST) COMPARED TO MALATHION INSECTICIDE.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2015; 6(1): 129-137. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2015.53186
ALUMINUM AND ZINC OXIDES NANOPARTICLES AS A NEW METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE RED FLOUR BEETLES, Tribolium castaneum (HERBEST) COMPARED TO MALATHION INSECTICIDE.
1Plant production research Institute ,Sakha , Kafr El-Sheikh , Egypt.
2Plant production research Institute ,Sakha , Kafr El-Sheikh , Egypt
Abstract
Among the red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum (Herbest) is a cosmopolitan and serious pest of cereal grains and their products. Undoubtedly, the excessive use of pesticides and chemical compounds led to a lot of diseases to humans, animals and the environment, in addition to high costs. In the present study two nanoparticles, Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and Zinc oxide (ZnO) were used as stored product insect protectants compared to malathion as standard reference. Results obtained cleared showed that malathion had the highest adverse effect on the all parameters studied of T. castaneum adults viz, mortality , offspring and weight loss percentage. Data obtained indicated that the increasing of concentration and exposure period caused increasing in mortality (%) and decreasing in weight loss (%).Also results accentuated that the two nanoparticles (Al2O3 and ZnO) significantly inhibited the number of progeny and weight loss (%) and the concentration of 2 g/kg wheat grain had the highest effect based on the LC50 values ZnO was had the most effect compared to Al2O3 nanoparticles.
Finally, although malation was the premier, the present study suggest to use Al2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles in integrated pest management programs as alternative to chemical insecticides where they are considered safe for humans if compared with synthetic insecticide.
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