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J Econ Entomol

Title:		Granary trial of protein-enriched pea flour for the control of three stored-product insects in barley
Author(s):		Hou X; Fields PG;
Address:		"Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M9, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Econ Entomol
Year:		2003
Volume:		96
Issue:		3
Page Number:		1005 - 1015
DOI:		10.1093/jee/96.3.1005
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A granary trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of protein-enriched pea flour against three common stored-grain insects, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), and Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens). Six 30-t farm granaries were filled with approximately 11 t of barley. The barley was either not treated, treated with protein-enriched pea flour at 0.1% throughout the entire grain mass, or treated at 0.5% throughout the top half of the grain mass. Adult insects were released in screened boxes (two insects per kilogram barley for S. oryzae and T. castaneum 1.4 insects per kilogram barley for C. ferrugineus). Barley was sampled four times during the 70-d trial. The number and mortality of adults and emerged adults in the samples were noted. Four kinds of traps, flight, surface-pitfall, probe-pitfall, and sticky-bar, were placed at different locations in the granaries to estimate the movement of insects. The 0.1% protein-enriched pea flour treatment reduced adult numbers of S. oryzae by 93%, T. castaneum by 66%, and C. ferrugineus by 58%, and reduced the emerged adults by 87, 77, and 77%, respectively. Treating the top half of the barley with 0.5% protein-enriched pea flour had similar effects as treating the entire grain mass with 0.1% pea-protein flour. However, the top-half treatment failed to prevent insects from penetrating into the untreated lower layer. Differences between traps are discussed"
Keywords:		"Animals Coleoptera/*physiology *Flour Hordeum/*parasitology Insect Control Peas/*chemistry *Pest Control, Biological Population Dynamics Proteins/*analysis Seasons Temperature;"
Notes:		"MedlineHou, Xingwei Fields, Paul G eng Evaluation Study England 2003/07/11 J Econ Entomol. 2003 Jun; 96(3):1005-15. doi: 10.1093/jee/96.3.1005"