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Assessment of the potential of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma discharge and microwave energy against Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma granarium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2021

Abeer O. Abotaleb Open the ORCID record for Abeer O. Abotaleb [Opens in a new window] ,
Naglaa F. Badr  and
Usama M. Rashed
Abeer O. Abotaleb*
Affiliation:
Stord Product Pest Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Naglaa F. Badr
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Usama M. Rashed
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Author for correspondence: Abeer O. Abotaleb, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the efficacy of the non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma produced with dielectric barrier discharge (APPD) using air as a processing gas and microwave energy to control Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma granarium adults and larvae in wheat grains. Insects’ mortality was found to be power and time-dependent. The results indicated that non-thermal APPD and the microwave have enough insecticidal effect on the target pests. From the bioassay, LT50's and LT90's levels were estimated, T. granarium larvae appeared more tolerant to non-thermal APPD and the microwave energy than adults 7 days post-exposure. The germination percentage of wheat grains increased as the time of exposure to the non-thermal APPD increased. On the contrary, the germination percentage of wheat grains decreased as the time of exposure to the microwave increased. In addition, changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and peroxidase, in adults and larvae were examined after 24 h post-treatment to non-thermal APPD at 15.9 W power level, which caused 50% mortality. The activity of CAT, GST and lipid peroxide in the treated larvae showed a significant increase post-exposure to the non-thermal APPD at 15.9 W power level. On the other hand, no significant change in GSH-Px activity was observed. Reductions in the level of glutathione (GSH) and protein content occurred in treated larvae in comparison with the control.

Keywords

Antioxidant enzymeatmospheric pressure plasma dischargegerminationmicrowaveTribolium castaneumTrogoderma granarium
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , October 2021 , pp. 528 - 543
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