Scrubbing carbon dioxide prevents overestimation of insect mortality in long-duration static phosphine toxicity assays

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Pratt, Stephen J ^a   Reuss, Rainer ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Exposure method; Insect mortality; Phosphine; Resistance; Sitophilus oryzae

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0344719411     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(02)00099-1     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Annis, P.C., 1986. Towards rational controlled atmosphere dosage schedules: a review of current knowledge. In: Donahaye, E., Navarro, S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Working Conference on Stored-product Protection, Tel Aviv, Israel, 21-26 September, pp. 128-148.
2. Anon., 1975. Recommended methods for the detection and measurement of resistance of agricultural pests to pesticides. 16: Tentative method for adults of some stored cereals, with methyl bromide and phosphine. FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 23, 12-25.
3. Athie, I., Gomes, R.A.R., Bolonhezi, S., Valentini, S.R.T., Decastro, M.F.P.M., 1998. Effects of carbon dioxide and phosphine mixtures on resistant populations of stored-grain insects. Journal of Stored Products Research 34, 27-32.
4. Daglish, G., Collins, P.J., 1999. Improving the relevance for assays of phosphine resistance. In: Jin, Z.X., Liang, Q., Liang, Y.S., Tan, X.C., Guan, L.H. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Stored-product Protection, Beijing, PR China, 14-19 October, 1998. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu, PR China, pp. 584-593.
5. Damcevski, K.A., Annis, P.C., Waterford, C.J., 1998. Effect of grain on apparent respiration of adult stored-product Coleoptera in an air-tight system: implications for fumigant testing. Journal of Stored Products Research 34, 331-339.
6. Hobbs, S.K., Bond, E.J., 1989. Response of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to sublethal treatments with phosphine. Journal of Stored Products Research 25, 137-146.
7. Howe, R.W., 1974. Problems in the laboratory investigation of the toxicity of phosphine to stored product insects. Journal of Stored Products Research 10, 167-181.
8. Kashi, K.P., Bond, E.J., 1975. The toxic action of phosphine: role of carbon dioxide on the toxicity of phosphine to Sitophilus granarius (L.) and Tribolium confusum du Val. Journal of Stored Products Research 11, 9-15.
9. Rajendran, S., Gunasekaran, N., 2002. The response of phosphine-resistant lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica and rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae in mixed-age cultures to varying concentrations of phosphine. Pest Management Science 58, 277-281.
10. Ren, X.-H., Qin, Z.-G., Feng, Y.-J., Feng, S.-Z., Liang, Q., 1999. Effects of oxygen concentration on the mortality of four adult stored-product insects in low dosage phosphine fumigation. In: Jin, Z.X., Liang, Q., Liang, Y.S., Tan, X.C., Guan, L.H. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Stored-product Protection, Beijing, PR China, 14-19 October, 1998. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu, PR China, pp. 364-366.
11. Ren, Y.L., O'Brien, I.G., Whittle, C.P., 1994. Studies on the effect of carbon dioxide in insect treatment with phosphine. In: Highley, E., Wright, E.J., Banks, H.J., Champ, B.R. (Eds.), Stored Product Protection: Proceedings of the 6th International Working Conference on Stored-product Protection, Canberra, Australia, 17-23 April, 1994, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, pp. 173-177.
12. Spratt, E.C., 1975. Some effects of the carbon dioxide absorbancy of humidity controlling solutions on the results of life history experiments with stored products insects. Journal of Stored Products Research 11, 127-134.
13. Sun, Y.P., 1947. An analysis of some important factors affecting the results of fumigation tests on insects. Technical Bulletin 177. Division of Entomology and Economic Zoology, University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 104pp.
14. Weller, G., Beckett, S., 2002. Can SIROFLO® label rates control psocid infestations? In: Wright, E.J., Banks, H.J., Highley, E. (Eds.), Stored Grain in Australia: Proceedings of the Australian Postharvest Technical Conference, Adelaide, 1-4 August 2000. Stored Grain Research Laboratory, Canberra, Australia, pp. 126-131.