Bollettino di zoologia agraria e bachicoltura

Vol. 31 No. 1 (1999): Serie 2
Articoli

Mating suppression of the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kiihniella Zeller) (Lepidoptera Pyralidae) in a food industry

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  • LUCIANO SUSS,
  • DARIA PATRIZIA LOCATELLI,
  • ROSARIO VINCENZO MARRONE
LUCIANO SUSS Istituto di Entomologia agraria, Università degli Studi, Via Celoria 2, Milano
DARIA PATRIZIA LOCATELLI Istituto di Entomologia agraria, Università degli Studi, Via Celoria 2, Milano
ROSARIO VINCENZO MARRONE Istituto di Entomologia agraria, Università degli Studi, Via Celoria 2, Milano

Published 2024-12-02

Keywords

  • Ephestia kiihniella,
  • mating suppression,
  • TDA,
  • Mediterranean flour moth

How to Cite

Mating suppression of the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kiihniella Zeller) (Lepidoptera Pyralidae) in a food industry. (2024). Bollettino Di Zoologia Agraria E Bachicoltura, 31(1), 59-66. https://test-ojs-unimi-it.archicoop.it/index.php/bzab/article/view/27388

Abstract

Infestation of Ephestia kiihniella in a food industry was controlled
by using laminar and "rubber string" dispensers imbued with a high quantity of
TDA. Trials lasted more than two years. The dispensers were placed on the walls
and under the machineries in crevices with high infestation. The mating
suppression can be obtained when a daily average distribution of 2.5 (±1) μg/m3
of TDA for at least 4 months has been mantained.

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