Biological control of the Pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus in stored grains using the entomopathogenic bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis

Cold plasma for insect pest control: Tribolium castaneum mortality and defense mechanisms in response to treatment

“…To date, multiple studies have investigated alternative methods to the use of chemical pesticides. These include natural plant-derived components, [18,19] entomopathogenic bacteria and nematodes, [20][21][22] insect growth regulators, [23] physical control methods, such as heat, cold, and modified atmosphere technology, [7,24,25] ozone, [26,27] ionizing radiation, [28] and combined treatment approaches. [24,29] Atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) harnesses diverse and multiple mechanisms of action, and is increasingly being investigated to address bio-contamination and sustainability issues in the agri-food chains.…”

The Role of Natural Enemies and Biopesticides for Sustainable Management of Major Insect Pests of Legumes

“…Limited success of conventional breeding and use of hazardous chemicals have directed to the production of transgenic chickpea plants expressing Bt genes resistance against pod borer, H. armigera (Jalu and Panera 2018). A few studies also conclude that B. thuringiensis is more effective against pulse beetle, C. maculatus, and could be used as one of the potential biocontrol agents in the management of stored product insect pests in the future (Malaikozhundan and Vinodhini 2018).…”

Cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (Insecta: Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

“…Entomopathogenic fungi (Beauvarin®) effectively reduced the population of Callosobruchus maculatus in stored cowpea and wheat (Shams et al 2011). Bacillus thurigiensis (at 4x 108 cells/ml) can target the larval and pupal stages and result in 100% mortality of Callosobruchus maculatus (Malaikozhundan and Vinodhini 2018).…”