Effectiveness of allyl acetate as a fumigant against five stored grain beetle pests

Five esters, butyl acetate, allyl acetate, ethyl acetoacetate, isopropyl acetate and propyl acetate, were screened as fumigants in the laboratory for 24 h at 27 (+/-2) degrees C against the adults of Rhyzopertha dominica (F), Sitophilus oryzae (L) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Of the compounds t...

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Published in:Pest management science 2005, Vol.61 (1), p.97-101
Main Authors: Rajendran, S, Muralidharan, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetates
allyl acetate
Allyl Compounds
Animals
application rate
beetle pests
Biological and medical sciences
butyl acetate
Coleoptera
Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Edible Grain - parasitology
ethyl acetoacetate
Food Preservation
fumigants
Fumigation - methods
fumigation toxicity
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grain
insect control
Insect Control - methods
insecticides
Insects
Invertebrates
isopropyl acetate
lethal dose
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
mortality
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Pesticides
Pests of stored products
population extinction
propyl acetate
Rhyzopertha dominica
Sitophilus oryzae
small grains
storage insects
Tribolium castaneum
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Summary:Five esters, butyl acetate, allyl acetate, ethyl acetoacetate, isopropyl acetate and propyl acetate, were screened as fumigants in the laboratory for 24 h at 27 (+/-2) degrees C against the adults of Rhyzopertha dominica (F), Sitophilus oryzae (L) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Of the compounds tested, allyl acetate was the most toxic, with LD99 values of 7.56, 12,81 and 11.42 mg litre(-1) against R dominica, S oryzae and T castaneum, respectively. Tests with allyl acetate against mixed-age cultures of Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L), R dominica, S oryzae and T castaneum revealed that doses of 50-150 mg litre(-1) with 24-120-h exposures were necessary to achieve 100% mortality of all life stages. Cryptolestes ferrugineus was the most tolerant insect tested, whilst R dominica was highly susceptible. The insect toxicity data indicates that allyl acetate has potential as a fumigant of stored food grains.
ISSN:1526-498X
1526-4998
DOI:10.1002/ps.962