Insecticidal activity of acetone vapours

Tunç İ., Erler F., Dagli F., Çalış Ö.

JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH, vol.33, no.2, pp.181-185, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1997
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-474x(96)00021-5
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.181-185
  • Keywords: stored-product insects, acetone, toxicity, Tribolium, Ephestia, SOLVENTS, TOXICITY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In searching for alternatives to the very limited number of fumigants available to disinfest commodities, acetone vapours were found to be toxic to stored-product insects. Acetone is a metabolic product in living organisms from plants and higher animals, including insects. This apparently environmentally benign compound achieved 100% mortality with a dose of 123 mu l acetone/l air in 1-3 days for Tribolium confusum du Val adults and eggs, and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller larvae and eggs. However a lower dose, 61.5 mu l acetone/l air achieved 99% mortality in 3-6 days, in these life stages except for the larvae of E. kuehniella. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.