Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage
The loss of stored grains due to the activity of insects is one of the main problems in maize production. The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is one of the major pests found in storage systems. We developed and evaluated the insecticidal efficiency against S. zeamais of three different bioactive f...
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| author | Peschiutta, María Laura Brito, Vanessa Daniela Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo Achimón, Fernanda Pizzolitto, Romina Paola Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio Zunino, María Paula |
| author_browse | Achimón, Fernanda Brito, Vanessa Daniela Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo Peschiutta, María Laura Pizzolitto, Romina Paola Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio Zunino, María Paula |
| author_facet | Peschiutta, María Laura Brito, Vanessa Daniela Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo Achimón, Fernanda Pizzolitto, Romina Paola Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio Zunino, María Paula |
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| description | The loss of stored grains due to the activity of insects is one of the main problems in maize production. The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is one of the major pests found in storage systems. We developed and evaluated the insecticidal efficiency against S. zeamais of three different bioactive fabric bags (cotton, polypropylene, and fibranne) loaded with latex paint-based formulation and pulegone, alpha-methly-trans-cinnamaldehyde, and a mixture of both compounds (at 24 and 48 h of exposure). Additionally, we determined the phytotoxicity of these formulations on maize grains and the release from the bags of the formulation with pulegone, that is, the amount of pulegone that is emitted from the bags. We found that at 24 h of exposure pulegone (1%) fibranne and cotton bags (26.71% and 15.81% respectively) were more effective against weevils than pulegone (1%) polypropylene (5.34%). The bags painted with the pulegone formulation at higher concentrations (at 2% and 3%) were effective, regardless of the fabric type used (cotton, polypropylene, or fibranne fabrics). The formulations with pulegone were not phytotoxic. Moreover, cotton bags showed the highest release of pulegone. These results are of interest because cotton bags painted with formulations based on pulegone-paint could serve as a potential tool for controlling the maize weevil in a grain storage system, such as in small storage in sacks or silo-bags. |
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| spelling | INTA231892025-07-28T16:36:50Z Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage Peschiutta, María Laura Brito, Vanessa Daniela Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo Achimón, Fernanda Pizzolitto, Romina Paola Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio Zunino, María Paula Maíz Almacenamiento Insecticida Biológico Saco (almacenamiento) Control de Plagas Maize Storage Curculionidae Biological Insecticides Bags (storage) Pest Control Gorgojos Weevils The loss of stored grains due to the activity of insects is one of the main problems in maize production. The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is one of the major pests found in storage systems. We developed and evaluated the insecticidal efficiency against S. zeamais of three different bioactive fabric bags (cotton, polypropylene, and fibranne) loaded with latex paint-based formulation and pulegone, alpha-methly-trans-cinnamaldehyde, and a mixture of both compounds (at 24 and 48 h of exposure). Additionally, we determined the phytotoxicity of these formulations on maize grains and the release from the bags of the formulation with pulegone, that is, the amount of pulegone that is emitted from the bags. We found that at 24 h of exposure pulegone (1%) fibranne and cotton bags (26.71% and 15.81% respectively) were more effective against weevils than pulegone (1%) polypropylene (5.34%). The bags painted with the pulegone formulation at higher concentrations (at 2% and 3%) were effective, regardless of the fabric type used (cotton, polypropylene, or fibranne fabrics). The formulations with pulegone were not phytotoxic. Moreover, cotton bags showed the highest release of pulegone. These results are of interest because cotton bags painted with formulations based on pulegone-paint could serve as a potential tool for controlling the maize weevil in a grain storage system, such as in small storage in sacks or silo-bags. EEA Manfredi Fil: Peschiutta, María Laura. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Peschiutta, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Peschiutta, María Laura. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Brito, Vanessa Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Brito, Vanessa Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Brito, Vanessa Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Achimón, Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Achimón, Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Achimón, Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Pizzolitto, Romina Paola. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Pizzolitto, Romina Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Pizzolitto, Romina Paola. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina Fil: Zunino, María Paula. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química. Cátedra de Química Orgánica; Argentina Fil: Zunino, María Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Zunino, María Paula. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina 2025-07-28T16:34:14Z 2025-07-28T16:34:14Z 2024-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23189 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261219424000681 0261-2194 1873-6904 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106640 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Crop Protection 180 : 106640. (June 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Maíz Almacenamiento Insecticida Biológico Saco (almacenamiento) Control de Plagas Maize Storage Curculionidae Biological Insecticides Bags (storage) Pest Control Gorgojos Weevils Peschiutta, María Laura Brito, Vanessa Daniela Krapacher, Claudio Ricardo Achimón, Fernanda Pizzolitto, Romina Paola Santa Juliana, Diego Mauricio Zunino, María Paula Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title | Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title_full | Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title_fullStr | Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title_short | Bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| title_sort | bioinsecticide textile bags for control of maize weevil during grain storage |
| topic | Maíz Almacenamiento Insecticida Biológico Saco (almacenamiento) Control de Plagas Maize Storage Curculionidae Biological Insecticides Bags (storage) Pest Control Gorgojos Weevils |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23189 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261219424000681 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106640 |
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