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The insecticidal effects of deltamethrin, chlorpyriphos-methyl, pirimiphos-methyl, and spinosad were evaluated against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) and larvae of Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Spinosad was applied at 1 and 0.5 ppm, deltamethrin at 0.5 ppm, chlorpyriphos-methyl at 2.25 ppm, and pirimiphos-methyl at 4 ppm. All tests were carried out on wheat for E. kuehniella and in maize for P. truncatus, at three temperature levels, 20, 25, and 30 °C. Mortality of the exposed individuals of P. truncatus was measured after 7, 14, and 21 days of exposure, and 60 days later, the progeny production in the treated and untreated substrate was recorded. In the case of Ephestia kuehniella, mortality was assessed after 25 days. Spinosad was highly effective against P. truncatus adults, even at 0.5 ppm, but 1 ppm provided a better “speed of kill” and a higher suppression of progeny production. Mortality of the exposed P. truncatus adults after 21 days of exposure on maize treated with 0.5 ppm of spinosad was 100 %, regardless of the temperature level tested. A complete (100 %) mortality level was also noted in the case of maize treated with deltamethrin and pirimiphos-methyl, while in the case of chlorpyriphos-methyl, mortality at the 21 day exposure ranged between 61 and 90 %. Progeny production was completely suppressed only on maize treated with deltamethrin. In contrast, pirimiphos-methyl was the most effective grain protectant for E. kuehniella, since mortality was usually <99 %. In general, for both species tested, temperature had a significant effect on mortality, but this trend was different at different insecticides.
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This study was partially supported by the research projects 34.115 and 34.154 (Research Committee, Agricultural University of Athens). The authors would like to thank Elanco, Syngenta, and Bayer for providing the insecticides for experimentation.
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Pozidi-Metaxa, E., Athanassiou, C.G. Comparison of spinosad with three traditional grain protectants against Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) and Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) at different temperatures. J Pest Sci 86, 203–210 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-012-0445-y
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