The influence of temperature on development of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on dried vegetable commodities

Phototactic behavior 10: phototactic behavioral effects ofPlodia interpunctella(Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) adults to different light-emitting diodes of seven wavelengths

“…The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is a wide-spread insect pests of stored grains and value-added food products (Zhu et al 1999;Nansen and Phillips 2004). The P. interpunctella adults attack stored food/grain products of different nutritional values and physical condition and development is mainly affected by the diet upon which it feeds during the larval stage (Lecato 1976;Na and Ryoo 2000). P. interpunctella larvae can invade packaged foods and feed on a wide diversity of foods such as cereals, nuts, dried fruits, and some spices (Na and Ryoo 2000;Sauer and Shelton 2002;PerezMendoza and Aguilera-Peña 2004).…”

“…The P. interpunctella adults attack stored food/grain products of different nutritional values and physical condition and development is mainly affected by the diet upon which it feeds during the larval stage (Lecato 1976;Na and Ryoo 2000). P. interpunctella larvae can invade packaged foods and feed on a wide diversity of foods such as cereals, nuts, dried fruits, and some spices (Na and Ryoo 2000;Sauer and Shelton 2002;PerezMendoza and Aguilera-Peña 2004). Current pest management of the stored foods/grains has depended on the use of chemicals, such as chlorfluazuron and methyl bromide (Mohandassa et al 2007;Ebadollahi et al 2010).…”

Fumigant Toxicity of Essential Oil from Carum Copticum Against Indian Meal Moth, Plodia Interpunctella

“…However, chemical control methods using fumigants are restricted because of development of pest resistance, health hazards and risk of environmental contamination. Therefore, many studies such as low temperature storage and heat treatment (Na and Ryoo 2000;Sauer and Shelton 2002), pheromone-baited traps (Mullen and Arbogast 1979) as well as change in photoperiod (Shojaaddini et al 2005) and other non-chemical control methods for Indian meal moth infestations are being suggested as alternatives for fumigants. Recently, there has been a growing interest in research concerning the possible use of natural products as an alternative to chemical treatment and fumigation.…”

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) and Nemapogon granellus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Uncommon Pests on Stored Garlic (Allium sativum L.) in the Czech Republic

“…Mohandass et al (2007) state that lower limit of development may vary from 16 -20 °C. Lower developmental threshold temperature estimated by Johnson et al (1995) is 14 °C, and 13.5 °C and 15.2 °C by Na and Ryoo (2000).…”

“…dried vegetables (Na and Ryoo, 2000), groundnuts (Mbata and Osuji, 1983) or dates (Pourbehi et al, 2013). There are only few studies dealing with Indian meal moth as a garlic pest.…”