Abstract
This study evaluates the efficacy of essential oils against Sitophilus oryzae (L.), Rhyzopertha dominica L. and Tribolium castaneum Herbst in wheat stored in superbags under laboratory condition. The results reveal that the essential oil of Chenopodium botrys, Citrus reticulata, Lantana camara, and Pinus roxburghii at 0.4% alone or in combination of C. botrys + C. reticulata, C. reticulata + P. roxburghii, L. camara + P. roxburghii, C. botrys + P. roxburghii at 0.2% each completely check the feeding and breeding of these pests. The essential oil of C. botrys, C. reticulata, L. camara, and P. roxburghii at 0.4% either alone or in combination (as above) at 0.2% check the infestation and weight loss, up to twelve months of storage.
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