Open AccessEntomotoxicity of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Against Adults Tribolium Castaneum (Herbest) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Author(s) -
Saadi Muhammad Hilal,
Ahmed Saeed Mohmed,
Najeha Mohamed Barry,
Mohammed Hadi Ibrahim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/910/1/012088
Subject(s) - red flour beetle , nanoparticle , pest analysis , integrated pest management , toxicology , biology , materials science , horticulture , agronomy , botany , larva , nanotechnology
The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum is one of the common pests of stored grains distributed worldwide. In this study, testing the effect of TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles as insecticides on adults of T. castaneum was achieved. Results showed that the high concentration of TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles recorded high cumulative mortality of the adult insects after exposure time 1, 3, and 5 days from treatments 15.30, 23.57, and 29.85% respectively of TiO 2 nanoparticles compared with 20.42, 27.08, and 33.96 % respectively of ZnO nanoparticles. The result showed that TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles are effective in controlling and can be introduced in the future in integrated pest management of T. castaneum.