Effect of Dimilin and Deltamethrin on development of <i>Tribolium castaneum</i> (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Potential of Fenoxycarb (a Juvenile Hormone Analogue) on the Growth Duration and Longevity of Adults of Rice Moth, Corcyra cephalonica Staint. (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) Exposed as Second Instar Larvae

“…Tucker et al (2014) Adult longevity also depends on healthy immature stages. Digestive disorders such as starvation, disturbance in metabolism, degeneration of peritrophic membrane and accumulation of faecal materials at the hind gut may be the cause of untimely adult mortality as a result of BPU exposure (Soltani, 1984;Parween, 1997). Mean longevity of mated adults treated with 10 ppm IGR (juvenoids and BPUs) was decreased compared to untreated and unmated adults in Plodia interpunctella whereas the tested IGRs lengthened life-span of the mated adults of C. cephalonica (Fajardo and Morallo-Rejesus, 1980).…”

“…Although, chemical pesticides are invaluable in controlling insect populations both in the field and storage, their indiscriminate use has resulted in the destruction of beneficial insects and has caused environmental hazards (Parween, 1997;Masner et al, 1980;Retnakaran et al, 1985). Moreover, insecticide resistance has already developed in many insects which is now a great concern in postharvest ecosystems throughout the word (Thind and Edwards, 1986;Arthur and Phillips, 2003) .…”