Toxicity of propylene oxide at low pressure against life stages of four species of stored product insects

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Toxicity of propylene oxide at low pressure against life stages of four species of stored product insects

Year: 

2004

Source of publication :

Journal of Economic Entomology

Authors :

דיאס, רפי

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נברו, שלמה

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עזריאלי, אבי

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פינקלמן, שמחה

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רינדנר, מרים

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Co-Authors: 

Isikber, A.A., Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras 46060, Turkey
Navarro, S., Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel
Finkelman, S., Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel
Rindner, M., Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel
Azrieli, A., Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel
Dias, R., Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel

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281

To page: 

285

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Total pages: 

5

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Toxicity of propylene oxide at low pressure against life stages of four species of stored product insects

Abstract: 

The relative toxicity of propylene oxide (PPO) at a low pressure of 100 mm Hg to four species of stored product insect at 30°C over a 4-h exposure period was investigated. PPO at 100 mm Hg was toxic to all four species tested: Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Ephestia cautella (Wlk.), and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.). There were differences in susceptibility between the life stages of the tested insect species. Mortality tests on all life stages of the insects resulted in LD99 values ranging from 4.7 to 26.1 mg/liter. The pupal stage of E. cautella, O. surinamensis, and T. castaneum was the most tolerant stage with LD99 values of 14.4, 26.1, and 25.7 mg/liter, respectively. For P. interpunctella, the egg stage was most tolerant, with a LD99 value of 15.3 mg/liter. Generally, PPO at 100 mm Hg was more toxic to P. interpunctella and E. cautella than to O. surinamensis and T. castaneum. A 99% mortality of all life stages of the tested species was achieved at a concentrations x time product of 104.4 mg h/liter. These findings indicate that a combination of PPO with low pressure can render the fumigant a potential alternative to methyl bromide for rapid disinfestation of commodities.