Vol. 5, No 9, p. 261-269 - 30 abr. 2018
How pestiferous are maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and rust-red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) against dried okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (Malvales: Malvaceae) fruit?
Oladele A. Olaniran
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Afeez Ige
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Abstract
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (Malvales: Malvaceae) is a major fruit vegetable consumed in either fresh or dried form in Africa. As part of our efforts to identify the pestiferous species attacking dried fruits, a laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the damage potentials of Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) against dried okra. Three levels of infestations (5, 10 and 20 adults of each insect) on dried okra and okra without insect infestation, which served as control were kept under ambient conditions. The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design and replicated thrice. Data were collected on percentage insect mortality, okra weight loss and proximate composition. Percentage mortality increased with storage duration, while weight loss was significantly affected by insect infestation levels and ranged from 0.04%-0.18%, 0.07%-0.21%, 0.08%-0.22%, 0.07%-022%, 0.11%-0.22% and 0.12%-0.23% for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 weeks after infestation, respectively. Crude fibre significantly increased with insect infestation (13.98%-14.62% for the infested okra compared with 9.12%-13.63% in the control), while other proximate components were not significantly affected. The results show that the two species pose no serious threat to intact dried okra, in the short term, but long term multiple generation infestation of dried okra by the insects may cause greater damage.
Keywords
Dried okra fruit; Stored product pests; Weight loss; Proximate composition; Mortality.
Resumo
Quão danosos são o gorgojo-do-milho Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) e o besouro castanho Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) contra
o fruto do quiabo Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (Malvales: Malvaceae) seco? O quiabo Abelmoschus
esculentus (L.) Moench (Malvales: Malvaceae) é um dos principais vegetais consumidos em forma fresca ou
seca na África. Como parte de nossos esforços para identificar as espécies que atacam frutos
secos, um experimento de laboratório foi conduzido para investigar os potenciais danos de Sitophilus
zeamais (Motschulsky, 1855) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) e Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae) contra o quiabo seco. Três níveis de infestações (5, 10 e 20 adultos de
cada inseto) em quiabo seco e quiabo sem infestação de insetos, que serviram de controle, foram mantidos
em condições ambientais. O experimento foi apresentado em delineamento inteiramente casualizado e
repetido três vezes. Os dados foram coletados sobre porcentagem de mortalidade por insetos, perda de peso do
quiabo e composição centesimal. A mortalidade percentual aumentou com a duração do
armazenamento, enquanto a perda de peso foi significativamente afetada pelos níveis de infestação
de insetos e variou de 0,04%-0,18%, 0,07%-0,21%, 0,08%-0,22%, 0,07%-022%, 0,11%-0,22% e 0,12%-0,23% para 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 e 6 semanas após a infestação, respectivamente. A fibra bruta aumentou significativamente com
a infestação de insetos (13,98%-14,62% para o quiabo infestado, em comparaçõo com 9,12%-13,63%
no controle), enquanto outros componentes centesimais não foram significativamente afetados. Os resultados
mostram que as duas espécies não representam uma séria ameaça para o quiabo seco intacto,
em curto prazo, mas a infestação por longo prazo de gerações múltiplas de quiabo
seco pelos insetos pode causar maiores danos.
Palavras-chave
Quiabo; Peste de produtos estocados; Perda de peso; Composição centesimal; Mortalidade.
DOI
10.21438/rbgas.050917
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