Challenges in Assessing Repellency via the Behavioral Response by the Global Pest Tribolium castaneum to Protect Stored Grains.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food security is an increasingly pressing global issue, and by 2050, food production will not be sufficient to feed the growing population. Part of global food insecurity can be attributed to post-harvest losses, including quantity and quality losses caused by stored-product pests like insects. It is thus timely to find management strategies to mitigate these losses and counteract food insecurity. The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a global stored-product pest with a wide range of food sources, was used in this study to assess repellency to a selection of essential oils.

Methods

Multiple behaviorally relevant methods were used to determine the efficacy of the essential oils in assays to pinpoint the most promisin

SUBMITTER: Rault LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11354921 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature