Indian Journal of Entomology

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  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue: 3

Essential Oils against Stored Product Beetles on Wheat

Post Graduate, Department of Entomology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, 813210, Bihar

1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand

Abstract

The essential oils of Murraya koenigii, Citrus reticulata, and Curcuma longa were evaluated against Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, and Tribolium castaneum on stored wheat. All formulations were observed to protect the grains for a year in metal bins, and did not adversely affect the organoleptic properties of chapatti made from treated grain and germination.

Keywords

Essential oils, stored wheat, Rhyzopertha dominica, Sitophilus oryzae, Tribolium castaneum, metal bins, germination, chapatti making