ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Impact of UV-C irradiation on storage pests with different ecological functions and the viability of the treated grains
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Department of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár, Hungary
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2024-04-02
Acceptance date: 2024-06-20
Online publication date: 2024-12-04
Corresponding author
Keszthelyi Sándor
Department of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár, Hungary
Department of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár, Hungary
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2024;64(4):384-393
HIGHLIGHTS
- Few non-chemical methods are available today to control stored product pests
- The sensitivity of pests with other ecological functions to UV-C radiation differed
- With the shorter radiation may prevent the secondary stored product pests that enter later.
- The ionising UV-C radiation is effective for postharvest management of stored cereals
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different exposures of UV-C radiation
(253.2 nm) (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mins) on the mortality of adult stages of four stored
product pests: Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as a primary pest, Tribolium
castaneum (Herbst) (Col.: Tenebrionidae), Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens)
(Col.: Laemophloeidae) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Ganglbauer) (Col.: Silvanidae) as
secondary pests. Additionally, the viability of treated maize and wheat grains influenced by
UV-C radiation (10 mins of UV-C at a distance of 22 cm) was analyzed by using a tetrazolium
test. Insect rearing was carried out at 26 ± 2°C, 60 ± 7% RH, 16/8 photoperiod. Our results
confirmed that a longer exposure (25 min.) to UV-C corresponded with higher mortality
over time. In the elapsed time after radiation treatment as a function of exposure, the
mortality was characterized by a power trend line for each examined insect species. S. granarius,
as the primary stored product pest, in the crop treated by shorter exposure may prevent
subsequent infestation of secondary stored product pests (T. castaneum, C. ferrugineus,
O. surinamensis). The tetrazolium test showed that wheat seeds were more sensitive to
UV-C radiation than maize seeds. This pest elimination technique is primarily recommended
in environments exempted from viable stored seeds. UV-C irradiation of stored
products could be an effective non-chemical practice against arthropod pests that move on
the surface.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The research was supported by the project ‘The feasibility
of the circular economy during national defense
activities’ of 2021 Thematic Excellence Programme of
the National Research, Development and Innovation
Office under grant no.: TKP2021-NVA-22, led by the
Centre for Circular Economy Analysis.
RESPONSIBLE EDITOR
Bożena Kordan
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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