Control of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) by malathion and tow of the inert gases in comparative study [electronic resource].
مكافحة سوسة الأرز باستخدام الملاثيون وأثنان من الغازات الخاملة فى دراسة مقارنة.
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Includes reference.
This study was conducted in the laboratory pests of stored product to evaluate and compare the efficiency of one of the most known pesticides (malathion) as a chemical protectant for stored grains and the controlled atmosphere method using CO₂ or N₂ gases against the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.).The obtained results could be summarized as follows: 1- The tested concentrations of malathion (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ppm) caused different levels of mortality of S. oryzae adults exposed to treated wheat grains.