Effect of wood ash, river sand, mineral oil and dry pepper (Capsicum spp) dust on the population of Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (maize weevil) in maize grain storage

• Authors: Monday Adiaha , Oliver Agba , Ekpe Obio , Utang Undie , Offiong Asuquo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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An experiment to evaluate the effect of wood ash, river sand, mineral oil and dry pepper (Capcium spp) dust on the population (control) of Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (maize weevil) was conducted. The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of five (5) treatments; 0g, 5g river sand, 5g dry pepper dust, 5g wood ash and 5g mineral oil. All treatment were replicated three times. Data were taken on the number of population of Sitophilus zeamais emerging from individual treatments. Herein, weight loss on grain maize was taken for S. zeamais infestation. The effect of the various treatments on maize seed with S. zeamais was not significant (P>0.05), although the highest population numbers of the weevil was recorded in the control (0g). Zero population of S. zeamais was recorded in wood ash treatment at 5g, which significantly (P<0.05) protected the grains over the control. Significant (higher) weight loss was recorded in the control since no treatment was applied. All treatments except the control indicate the potential of reducing (controlling) weevil numbers. Data obtained in these experiments reveal that wood ash, pepper dust and river sand produced the most protective/control effect on the population of the weevil over the control. Result of the study show that river sand, pepper dust, wood ash and mineral oil (vegetable oil) performed positively, and hence, exert protectant properties on maize grains.

Keywords

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Control; Hymenocardia acida; Sitophilus zeamais; Zea mays; corn; effect; food; pest; population; quality; treatment

Discipline

• AGRICULTURE: AGRICULTURE

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 241-251

Contributors

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Monday Adiaha

• Department of Agronomy, Crop and Soil Science Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria

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Oliver Agba

• Department of Agronomy, Crop Science Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria

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Ekpe Obio

• Department of Agronomy, Crop and Soil Science Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria

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Utang Undie

• Department of Agronomy, Crop Science Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria

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Offiong Asuquo

• Department of Agronomy, Administrative/Field Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria

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