20.500.12556/RUL-163045 Efficacy of invasive plant powders and inert dusts against Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) in wheat grain Cereal grain insect pests, specifically Sitophilus zeamais, pose significant challenges to farmers and distributors worldwide, leading to substantial economic losses. Traditional pest control methods often rely on fumigants, raising environmental and health concerns. As an alternative, this study explores the efficacy of unconventional repellents derived from five invasive plant species powders and inert dusts such as wood ash, quartz sand, and zeolite in controlling S. zeamais infestations. The study employs laboratory experiments to evaluate the repellent effects of these substances on adult weevils and progeny emergence on wheat grain under different environmental conditions. Results indicate that plant powders showed some repellent effect (average significant difference in live weevil counts between treated and untreated grain was 13.4 %) and mortality rate (mostly around 20 %), but they were less effective compared to the well-known substances such as SilicoSec® and wood ash (both over 80 % mortality). Similar effects were observed in the progeny emergence experiment. Despite the lower effectiveness compared to conventional substances, the combined application of plant powders with other low-risk methods like the decreasing of temperature and humidity may offer viable pest management strategies in certain scenarios. Additionally, the study underscores the need for further exploration of alternative plant species and the potential for synergistic effects when combining repellent substances. maize weevil Triticum aestivum invasive alien plants diatomaceous earth repellency skladiščni škodljivci pšenica invazivne rastlinske vrste rastlinski prah inertna prašiva diatomejska zemlja koruzni žužek Sitophilus zeamais odvračala odvračalni učinek true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-10-01 10:47:24 2024-10-01 10:47:31 2024-10-06 03:34:40 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 9 str. art. 102428 Vol. 109 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 632 0022-474X 10.1016/j.jspr.2024.102428 209648899 1-s2.0-S0022474X24001851-main.pdf 1-s2.0-S0022474X24001851-main.pdf 1 4C109AF55C22CCF52C6774F6AF9BF61C b89cfae6d2d45ea540b858e0caf829200209837f849820bc8963b07efbd10841 3911fb5f-8096-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=192610 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022474X24001851 1 a6257058-7fd1-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=192509 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0