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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published June 2021 | Volume 9, Issue 6. pp. 159-164.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v9i6.21.135

 

Evaluation of quicklime and Beauveria bassiana for the management of maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) under laboratory and field conditions

 



 

 

Agustín Aragón-Garcia1

Helder Castillo-Victoria2

Betzabeth Cecilia Pérez-Torres1

Víctor Alfonso Cuate-Mozo1

Raymundo Hernández-Loma2

Pangirayi B. Tongoona1*

 

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1. Centro de Agroecología, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. México. Edificio VAL 1, Km 1.7 carretera a San Baltazar Tetela, C.P. 72960, San Pedro Zacachimalpa, Puebla, México.

2. Colegio de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. México. Complejo Regional Centro sede Los Reyes de Juárez, calle Dr. Gonzalo Báez Camargo s/n, C. P. 75410, Junta auxiliar de San Juan Acozac, Los Reyes de Juárez, Puebla. México.







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Citation: Aragón-Garcia A, Castillo-Victoria H, Pérez-Torres BC, Cuate-Mozo VA, Hernández-Loma R, Aragón-Sánchez M (2021). Evaluation of quicklime and Beauveria bassiana for the management of maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) under laboratory and field conditions. J. Agric. Crop Res. 9(6):159-164. doi: 10.33495/jacr_v9i6.21.135.

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 Abstract 


During the storage of corn (Zea mays L) same pests significantly damage the grain, especially maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky), and the most common method to fight is via the use of pesticides. So thus in this work, it was evaluated the effect of fungus entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana (Bals) and its combination with quicklime (calcium carbonate) as well as Argemone mexicana L. extract to avoid the damage caused by S. zeamais to stored corn in both laboratory and field settings. In laboratory assays, 9 treatments were tested under a randomized block design in which quicklime, A. mexicana at 2%, B. bassiana in concentrations of 1×106, 1×108 and 1×109 and the same doses were combined with lime, showing statistically significant differences in all treatments; the treatments that were more effective at the laboratory level were tested on the field in stored corn during 7 months. At 30, 60 and 90 days of corn storage no significant differences were observed between the effects of treatments for infestation of S. zeamais, only until 120 days, where lime + B. bassiana 1 × 109 and lime was the best treatment to protect the corn. The best treatment to protect stored corn was quicklime, because of its corrosive action and effect on the respiratory system. It is also an accessible and economic option for producers, and its use is strongly recommended for protecting corn from S. zea mays.

Keywords  Argemone mexicana   corn weevil   microbiological control   plant extract  

 

 

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