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ArticleInsects2024

Challenges in Assessing Repellency via the Behavioral Response by the Global Pest

Leslie C Rault, William R Morrison, Alison R Gerken, Georgina V Bingham

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Article in Insects, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Leslie C RaultDepartment of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 103 Entomology Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2984-8817
William R MorrisonUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Stored Product Insects and Engineering Research Unit, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA.
Alison R GerkenUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Stored Product Insects and Engineering Research Unit, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7453-924X
Georgina V BinghamDepartment of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 103 Entomology Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.

Funding

Vestergaard Inc 27-6228-0317-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFood security is an increasingly pressing global issue, and by 2050, food production will not be sufficient to feed the growing population. Part of global food insecurity can be attributed to post-harvest losses, including quantity and quality losses caused by stored-product pests like insects. It is thus timely to find management strategies to mitigate these losses and counteract food insecurity. The red flour beetle,

methodsMultiple behaviorally relevant methods were used to determine the efficacy of the essential oils in assays to pinpoint the most promising repellents. Experiments were used to assess individual and group behaviors with or without airflow and examined the behavioral variation in distance moved and the time spent away from the oil.

resultsIt was found that exposure to essential oils and conditions of experimentation considerably influenced

conclusionsFollow-up research is needed to pinpoint repellents for integrated pest management practices to protect grains from stored-product pests and to justify their use in and around commodities.

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Coleopteraessential oilsEthovisionIPMsemiochemicalswind tunnel

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PMID39194830
PMCPMC11354921

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