Comparative Evaluation of Four Agrochemicals against Cryptolestes ferrugineus and Tribolium castaneum along with Subsequent Infection Inhibition of Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus spp. in Stored Wheat
Tiyyabah Khan1, Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan1*, Muhammad Rizwan Khan1, Muhammad Umer1, Adnan Akhter1 and Waseem Akram2
1Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
2Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Fig. 1.
Beetles’ mortality (%) and subsequent fungal infection inhibition (%) at different concentrations of spinosad: (A) C. ferrugineus vs A. flavus, (B) C. ferrugineus vs A. parasiticus, (C) T. castaneum vs A. flavus, (D) T. castaneum vs A. parasiticus. In all cases, p<0.01.
Fig. 2.
Beetles’ mortality and subsequent fungal infection inhibition at different concentrations of thiamethoxam: (A) C. ferrugineus vs A. flavus, (B) C. ferrugineus vs A. parasiticus, (C) T. castaneum vs A. flavus, (D) T. castaneum vs A. parasiticus. In all cases, p<0.01.
Fig. 3.
Beetles’ mortality and subsequent fungal infection inhibition at different concentrations of imidacloprid: (A) C. ferrugineus vs A. flavus, (B) C. ferrugineus vs A. parasiticus, (C) T. castaneum vs A. flavus, (D) T. castaneum vs A. parasiticus. In all cases, p<0.01.
Fig. 4.
Beetles’ mortality and subsequent fungal infection inhibition at different concentrations of indoxacarb: (A) C. ferrugineus vs A. flavus, (B) C. ferrugineus vs A. parasiticus, (C) T. castaneum vs A. flavus, (D) T. castaneum vs A. parasiticus. In all cases, p<0.01.