Protection of stored potatoes from infestation with the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using plant powders

Protection of stored potatoes from infestation with the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using plant powders

Abstract Background The potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an important storage pest of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Infestation in the store starts mostly through freshly harvested infested tubers or through moths ent...

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Main Authors: Aziza Mohamed Fouad Sharaby, Sahar Baker Fallatah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Potato tuber moth
Phthorimaea operculella
Plant powders
Tuber protection
Biopesticides
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-019-0119-5

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