Evaluation of the insecticidal potential of two medicinal plants and an entomopathogenic fungi against Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a pest of stored foods

Stored products are among the most important foods in human nutrition. However; these under pressure of many harmful organisms.One pests is Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). In this study, effects two essential oils (Mentha rotundifolia and Satureja calamintha) an enthomopathogenenic fungi on has been tried laboratory conditions, contact repellent effect dry plant extract were determined.As a result, oil, 3, 5, 10, 15 20 μl / ml doses Mentha showed 100% after 24 hours, while calamintha reached 96 hours.15 dose M. S. detrimental hours. Powder 0.6, 0.8 1.0 g plants, which applied, caused death all male female individuals addition, 1x107 conidia mL entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana 24, 48 72 hours 87.5%, 97.5% 100%, respectively. It was seen that both B. successfully suppressing depot pest confusum.