A new green insecticide for stored wheat grains: Efficiency against Rhyzopertha dominica and risk assessment

Bioactive properties of the aromatic molecules of spearmint (Mentha spicataL.) essential oil: a review

“…The insecticidal activity of spearmint aromatic molecules has been known for a long time. Regarding carvone, previous research demonstrated that it displayed obvious insecticide effect against various stored pests, such as Sitophilus zeamais , 70 Tribolium castaneum , 71 Rhyzopertha dominica , 72 S. oryzae , 73 Ectomyelois ceratoniae , Ephestia kuehniella and Plodia interpunctella . 74 Importantly, the quality of the stored wheat grains which were treated with carvone did not change and was sometimes better than that of the untreated stored healthy grains.…”

Eco-Friendly Tools for Early Detection of Insects in The Stored Wheat Grains Under Egyptian Conditions

“…Wheat crop is facing major challenges and losses where about 45% losses may occur in the field and storage processes. Among these losses, more than 57% of losses may arise during grain storage (Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021). Insect pests are the major enemy of cereals in Egypt and could cause the main loss in stored food grain products (ElFetyany et al, 2021).…”

“…Moreover, the activities of insect pestilential in stored grain products and processing food can affect the marketability and the nutritional values of stored grains (Parfitt et al, 2010;ElFetyany et al, 2021). For instance, a rice weevil insect can consume about 15 mg out of 21 mg of rice kernels during storage processes (Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021). Commercially, this leads to loss the quality and reduces the quantity of the grain product (Mohan and Rajesh, 2016;Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021).…”

“…For instance, a rice weevil insect can consume about 15 mg out of 21 mg of rice kernels during storage processes (Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021). Commercially, this leads to loss the quality and reduces the quantity of the grain product (Mohan and Rajesh, 2016;Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021).…”

“…The study of movements and distributions of insect pests in the stored products are very beneficial for ecological properties and insect infestation (Wang et al, 2018). The populations of insects in stored grain ecosystems are commonly examined and monitored through grain sampling or by using scientific traps (Wicochea-Rodríguez et al, 2021). The sampling plans may be designed by using the derived information from insect distribution (Athanassiou et al, 2016).…”