BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 3b

Effect of concentrations of various gases on Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)

  • Author:
  • Jayashree Mekali, Mahantesh Kapasi, N.M. Sunilkumar
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 970 to 971

Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, Karnataka, India

Online published on 12 August, 2013.

Abstract

Cent per cent mortality was recorded after exposure period of 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs, with concentration of CO2 higher than 85%. The LC50 value for CO2 concentration was 77.59 72.00 and 69.77% for an exposure period of 12, 24 and 36 hours respectively.

Keywords

LC50Lethal concentration, Modified atmosphere (MA), Lesser grain borer, Rhizopertha dominica, Sorghum, Storage