Journal of Economic Entomology (2018) 111, 482-490

George D. Floros, Anastasia I. Kokkari, Nikolaos A. Kouloussis, Nikolaos A. Kantiranis, Petros Damos, Anestis A. Filippidis and Dimitris S. Koveos (2018)
Evaluation of the natural zeolite lethal effects on adults of the bean weevil under different temperatures and relative humidity regimes
Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (1), 482-490
Abstract: We studied the insecticidal activity of different concentrations of very high quality natural zeolites (zeolitic rock containing 92 wt% clinoptilolite) applied on dry beans. The test species was adult bean weevils Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say; Coleoptera: Bruchidae), and the variables included different temperatures and humidity regimes. At certain natural zeolite concentrations the adult mortality approached 100% within the first day of exposure. The lethal natural zeolite concentration for 50% adult mortality (LD₅₀) was 1.1 g/kg dry beans 1 d after exposure. The temperature had no significant effects on the insecticidal potential of the tested natural zeolite formulations. The lethal time (LT) for 50% adult mortality (LT₅₀), at a concentration of 0.5 g/kg dry beans was 106.429, 101.951, and 90.084 min at 15, 20, and 25°C, respectively. It did not differ significantly. In contrast, relative humidity (RH) and exposure time as well as their interactions had a significant effect on natural zeolite formulation and insecticidal potential. At a constant concentration of 0.5 g/kg dry beans and 25°C at 23%, 34%, 53%, and 88% RH the LT₅₀ ranged from 61.6 to 75.9 min; at 72% RH the LT₅₀ was 110.6 min. The results indicate that natural zeolite at low concentrations is promising for the control of the bean weevil under different temperatures and RH regimes.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dimitris S. Koveos, Petros Damos

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Acanthoscelides obtectus