Efficiency of inert mineral dusts in the control of corn weevil/Eficiencia de pos inertes minerais no controle do gorgulho-do-milho

Corn weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) may cause great losses in the crop and in stored corn grains. This insect is controlled with the use of chemical insecticides, which may cause serious damage to human health. One alternative of control is the use of inert dusts. The objective of this study was to eva...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental 2016-02, Vol.20 (2), p.158
Hauptverfasser: Jairoce, Carlos F, Teixeira, Cristiano M, Nunes, Adrise M, Holdefer, Daniela R, Kruger, Alexandra P, Garcia, Flavio R.M
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Zusammenfassung:Corn weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) may cause great losses in the crop and in stored corn grains. This insect is controlled with the use of chemical insecticides, which may cause serious damage to human health. One alternative of control is the use of inert dusts. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of inert dusts in the control of S. zeamais under laboratory conditions. The experiment was conducted in 2014, in a completely randomized design, and the treatments consisted of basalt dust with three different granulometries (A, B and C) and diatomaceous earth, each of which at the doses of 2 and 4 kg [t.sup.-1] and a control (no application). Each treatment had four replicates, and the sample unit consisted of 20 g of corn grains infected with 10 adults of S. zeamais kept in temperature-controlled chamber at 25°C, 70% RH and photophase of 12 h. The dust efficiency was calculated using the equation of Abbott. The mortality rate was higher with the use of diatomaceous earth, reaching 100% after 5 days of exposure and the percentage of control for basalt dusts, 29 days after treatment, was above 80%. Key words: Sitophilus zeamais alternative control abrasive effect O gorgulho-do-milho (Sitophilus zeamais) pode causar grande prejuizo na cultura e nos graos de milho armazenados. O controle deste inseto e efetuado atraves do uso de inseticidas quimicos passiveis de ocasionar serios problemas a saude humana; uma alternativa de controle e a utilizacao de pos inertes. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a eficiencia de pos inertes no controle de S. zeamais em condicoes de laboratorio. O experimento foi conduzido durante o ano de 2014; os tratamentos, constituidos por po de basalto em tres diferentes granulometrias (A, B e C) e terra de diatomaceas, cada um nas doses de 2 e 4 kg [t.sup.-1] e ainda testemunha (sem aplicacao), foram realizados em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado. Cada tratamento foi constituido de quatro repeticoes e a unidade amostral composta por 20 g de graos de milho infestados com 10 adultos de S. zeamais mantidos em camara climatizada com temperatura de 25 °C, UR 70% e foto-fase de 12 h, pela equacao de Abbott foi calculada a eficiencia dos pos; a mortalidade foi mais rapida com a terra de diatomacea chegando a 100% cinco dias apos a exposicao; a porcentagem de controle com os pos de basalto, 29 dias apos os tratamentos, foi superior a 80%. Palavras-chave: Sitophilus zeamais controle alternativo efeito abrasi
ISSN:1415-4366
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n2p158-162