O. A. Akinkunmi
Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria
J. A. Odebiyi
Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Adult samples of a species destroying the cocoons of the mulberry silkworm in store were identified as Anthrenus oceanicus Fauvel 1903 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). The beetles were treated with a commercial dust formulation containing 0.60% permethrin and an aerosol containing tetramethrin (0.20%), Phenothrin (0.12%) and allethrin (0.25%). The commercial dust formulation was applied at 0mg, 20mg, 100mg and 200mg while the aerosol was sprayed for 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 seconds. These two formulations were effective in killing the beetles even at the lowest concentrations applied.
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O. A. Akinkunmi and J. A. Odebiyi, 2001. Chemical Control of Anthrenus oceanicus Attacking Stored Cocoons of the Silkworm with Commercial Formulations Containing Permethrin, Tetramethrin, Phenothrin and Allethrin. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 400-401.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.400.401
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.400.401
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.400.401
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.400.401
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