Claim · model-written summary
Weevils developed from egg to adult in an average of 35.4 days.
- Interactor
- Sitophilus zeamais
Sitophilus zeamaist0pest - Outcome
- weevils to develop from egg to adulte0
- Value
- 35.4 dayse0
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It took an average of 35.4 days for weevils to develop from egg to adult”
t0“maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais”
Title
Bioactivity of four plant materials against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
Olalekan Soyelu; Olanike Alade; A Abdulrahaman; et al. American Journal of Chemical Research 2017. doi:10.28933/ajcr-2017-03-2501
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect None of the powders adversely affected weevil growth rate.
- Intervention effect The powders significantly repelled maize weevils.
- Observation C. citratus powder was the strongest repellent.
- Observation M. lucida lacked effective antioviposition action relative to the other powders.
- Observation C. citratus treated maize had higher weevil mortality in the first week.
- Observation M. lucida treated maize had higher weevil mortality in the first week.
- Observation C. citratus retained stronger mortality action beyond the first week.
- Recommendation The authors identify plant materials, especially C. citratus, as potential protectants for maize grains.