Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, Karnataka, India
Online published on 12 August, 2013.
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.
LC50Lethal concentration, Modified atmosphere (MA), Lesser grain borer, Rhizopertha dominica, Sorghum, Storage